Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raikijaną

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 *Hroyǵ-éye-ti, a causative o-grade of *Hreyǵ- (to stretch out, reach). Cognate with Lithuanian ráižytis (to keep stretching), réižti (to stretch, tighten), Old Irish rigid (to stretch).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑɪ̯.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*raikijaną

  1. to stretch out; reach

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *raikijō *raikijaų *raikijai ?
2nd singular *raikīsi *raikijais *raikī *raikijasai *raikijaisau
3rd singular *raikīþi *raikijai *raikijaþau *raikijaþai *raikijaiþau
1st dual *raikijōs *raikijaiw
2nd dual *raikijaþiz *raikijaiþiz *raikijaþiz
1st plural *raikijamaz *raikijaim *raikijanþai *raikijainþau
2nd plural *raikīþ *raikijaiþ *raikīþ *raikijanþai *raikijainþau
3rd plural *raikijanþi *raikijain *raikijanþau *raikijanþai *raikijainþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *raikidǭ *raikidēdį̄
2nd singular *raikidēz *raikidēdīz
3rd singular *raikidē *raikidēdī
1st dual *raikidēdū *raikidēdīw
2nd dual *raikidēdudiz *raikidēdīdiz
1st plural *raikidēdum *raikidēdīm
2nd plural *raikidēdud *raikidēdīd
3rd plural *raikidēdun *raikidēdīn
present past
participles *raikijandz *raikidaz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*raikjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 295