Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rēdaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

  • *rēdą

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *Hréh₁dʰos, from *Hreh₁dʰ- (to think, arrange). Synchronically analyzable as a nominal formation from *rēdaną (to advise).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈrɛː.ðɑz/

    Noun

    *rēdaz m

    1. advice, counsel

    Inflection

    Declension of *rēdaz (masculine a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *rēdaz *rēdōz, *rēdōs
    vocative *rēd *rēdōz, *rēdōs
    accusative *rēdą *rēdanz
    genitive *rēdas, *rēdis *rēdǫ̂
    dative *rēdai *rēdamaz
    instrumental *rēdō *rēdamiz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rēđan ~ *rēđaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 303-4