Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rahtōną

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

Likely derived from an unattested adjective *rahtaz +‎ *-ōną, seemingly an o-grade variant of *rehtaz (“straight”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑx.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*rahtōną

  1. to address, discuss
  2. to offer

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *rahtō *rahtǭ — *rahtōi ?
2nd singular *rahtōsi *rahtōs *rahtō *rahtōsai *rahtōsau
3rd singular *rahtōþi *rahtō *rahtōþau *rahtōþai *rahtōþau
1st dual *rahtōs *rahtōw — — —
2nd dual *rahtōþiz *rahtōþiz *rahtōþiz — —
1st plural *rahtōmaz *rahtōm — *rahtōnþai *rahtōnþau
2nd plural *rahtōþ *rahtōþ *rahtōþ *rahtōnþai *rahtōnþau
3rd plural *rahtōnþi *rahtōn *rahtōnþau *rahtōnþai *rahtōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *rahtōdǭ *rahtōdēdį̄
2nd singular *rahtōdēz *rahtōdēdīz
3rd singular *rahtōdē *rahtōdēdī
1st dual *rahtōdēdū *rahtōdēdīw
2nd dual *rahtōdēdudiz *rahtōdēdīdiz
1st plural *rahtōdēdum *rahtōdēdīm
2nd plural *rahtōdēdud *rahtōdēdīd
3rd plural *rahtōdēdun *rahtōdēdīn
present past
participles *rahtōndz *rahtōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *rahtōn
    • Old English: reahtian
    • Old High German: *rahtōn
  • Gothic: 𐍂𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍉𐌽 (rahtōn)
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