Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīhaną

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyḱ- (to break, scratch), whence also Ancient Greek ἐρείκω (ereíkō, to rend, bruise, pound).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriː.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*rīhaną[1]

  1. to line up, to string together

Inflection

Conjugation of (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *rīhō *rīhaų *rīhai ?
2nd singular *rīhizi *rīhaiz *rīh *rīhazai *rīhaizau
3rd singular *rīhidi *rīhai *rīhadau *rīhadai *rīhaidau
1st dual *rīhōz *rīhaiw
2nd dual *rīhadiz *rīhaidiz *rīhadiz
1st plural *rīhamaz *rīhaim *rīhandai *rīhaindau
2nd plural *rīhid *rīhaid *rīhid *rīhandai *rīhaindau
3rd plural *rīhandi *rīhain *rīhandau *rīhandai *rīhaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *raih *rigį̄
2nd singular *raiht *rigīz
3rd singular *raih *rigī
1st dual *rigū *rigīw
2nd dual *rigudiz *rigīdiz
1st plural *rigum *rigīm
2nd plural *rigud *rigīd
3rd plural *rigun *rigīn
present past
participles *rīhandz *riganaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *rīhan
    • Old Frisian: *rīa
      • West Frisian: riuwe
    • Old Saxon: *rīhan
      • Middle Low German: rīhen
    • Old Dutch: *rīan
    • Old High German: *rīhan
      • Middle High German: rīhen

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rīxanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 305