Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīhaną
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]
Inflection
| 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