Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wratōną

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

Obvious cognates are only found in Baltic. See Lithuanian rodyti (to display, show, present).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwrɑ.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*wratōną[1][2]

  1. to wander, roam
  2. to travel

Inflection

Conjugation of (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wratō *wratǭ *wratōi ?
2nd singular *wratōsi *wratōs *wratō *wratōsai *wratōsau
3rd singular *wratōþi *wratō *wratōþau *wratōþai *wratōþau
1st dual *wratōs *wratōw
2nd dual *wratōþiz *wratōþiz *wratōþiz
1st plural *wratōmaz *wratōm *wratōnþai *wratōnþau
2nd plural *wratōþ *wratōþ *wratōþ *wratōnþai *wratōnþau
3rd plural *wratōnþi *wratōn *wratōnþau *wratōnþai *wratōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *wratōdǭ *wratōdēdį̄
2nd singular *wratōdēz *wratōdēdīz
3rd singular *wratōdē *wratōdēdī
1st dual *wratōdēdū *wratōdēdīw
2nd dual *wratōdēdudiz *wratōdēdīdiz
1st plural *wratōdēdum *wratōdēdīm
2nd plural *wratōdēdud *wratōdēdīd
3rd plural *wratōdēdun *wratōdēdīn
present past
participles *wratōndz *wratōdaz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *wratlōn
    • Old High German: *razzlōn
  • Old Norse: rata
  • Gothic: 𐍅𐍂𐌰𐍄𐍉𐌽 (wratōn)

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*wratōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 595
  2. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*wratōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 471