Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rādik

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

Borrowed from Latin rādīx.[1]

Noun

*rādik m

  1. radish

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *rādik
Genitive *rādikas
Singular Plural
Nominative *rādik *rādikō, *rādikōs
Accusative *rādik *rādikā
Genitive *rādikas *rādikō
Dative *rādikē *rādikum
Instrumental *rādiku *rādikum

Alternative reconstructions

  • *radik

Reconstruction notes

All descendant languages show long-vowel forms alongside short-vowel forms, so this variation must have existed from the beginning.

Descendants

References

  1. ^ Miller, D. Gary (13 June 2012) “Early loanwords from Latin and Greek”, in External Influences on English: From its Beginnings to the Renaissance, Oxford University Press, →DOI, →ISBN, § 4.5, page 73.
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