Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rēsō

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁reh₁s- (“to flow, rush”). Related to Ancient Greek ἐρωή (erōḗ, “rush, impulse”); see there for more cognates.[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɛː.sɔː/

Noun

*rēsō f[1]

  1. a running
  2. a course
  3. a rush (of water)

Inflection

Declension of *rēsō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *rēsō *rēsôz
vocative *rēsō *rēsôz
accusative *rēsǭ *rēsōz
genitive *rēsōz *rēsǫ̂
dative *rēsōi *rēsōmaz
instrumental *rēsō *rēsōmiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *rās m or n
    • Old English: rǣs m
      • Middle English: ræse, rese, resse, res
    • Old Saxon: *rās
      • Middle Low German: râs n (“strong current”)
    • Old Dutch: *rās
      • >? Middle Dutch: ras (“maelstrom, vortex”)
        • >? Dutch: raes (“estuary”) (obsolete)
  • Old Norse: rás f

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rēsō ~ *rēsan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 304
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