Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rankaz

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

Derived by ablaut from an unattested verb *rinkaną, itself a nasal-infix present from the root Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑŋ.kɑz/

Adjective

*rankaz

  1. erect, upright

Inflection

Declension of *rankaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rankaz *rankō *ranką, -atō *rankai *rankôz *rankō
accusative *rankanǭ *rankǭ *ranką, -atō *rankanz *rankōz *rankō
genitive *rankas, -is *rankaizōz *rankas, -is *rankaizǫ̂ *rankaizǫ̂ *rankaizǫ̂
dative *rankammai *rankaizōi *rankammai *rankaimaz *rankaimaz *rankaimaz
instrumental *rankanō *rankaizō *rankanō *rankaimiz *rankaimiz *rankaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rankô *rankǭ *rankô *rankaniz *rankōniz *rankōnō
accusative *rankanų *rankōnų *rankô *rankanunz *rankōnunz *rankōnō
genitive *rankiniz *rankōniz *rankiniz *rankanǫ̂ *rankōnǫ̂ *rankanǫ̂
dative *rankini *rankōni *rankini *rankammaz *rankōmaz *rankammaz
instrumental *rankinē *rankōnē *rankinē *rankammiz *rankōmiz *rankammiz

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *rank
    • Old English: ranc
    • Old Dutch: *ranc
    • Old Saxon: *rank
    • → Vulgar Latin: *rancus (possible merging with *hring (“ring”))
  • Old Norse: rakkr (West), *rankr (East)

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