Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rehtaz

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 *h₃reǵtós (“right, straightened”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrex.tɑz/

Adjective

*rehtaz

  1. right, straight
  2. morally upright, just

Inflection

Declension of *rehtaz (a-stem)
Strong declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rehtaz *rehtō *rehtą, -atō *rehtai *rehtôz *rehtō
accusative *rehtanǭ *rehtǭ *rehtą, -atō *rehtanz *rehtōz *rehtō
genitive *rehtas, -is *rehtaizōz *rehtas, -is *rehtaizǫ̂ *rehtaizǫ̂ *rehtaizǫ̂
dative *rehtammai *rehtaizōi *rehtammai *rehtaimaz *rehtaimaz *rehtaimaz
instrumental *rehtanō *rehtaizō *rehtanō *rehtaimiz *rehtaimiz *rehtaimiz
Weak declension
singular plural
masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
nominative *rehtô *rehtǭ *rehtô *rehtaniz *rehtōniz *rehtōnō
accusative *rehtanų *rehtōnų *rehtô *rehtanunz *rehtōnunz *rehtōnō
genitive *rehtiniz *rehtōniz *rehtiniz *rehtanǫ̂ *rehtōnǫ̂ *rehtanǫ̂
dative *rehtini *rehtōni *rehtini *rehtammaz *rehtōmaz *rehtammaz
instrumental *rehtinē *rehtōnē *rehtinē *rehtammiz *rehtōmiz *rehtammiz

Derived terms

  • *rehtuz, *garehtuz

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rehta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 408
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