Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rakōn

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

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Verb

*rakōn

  1. to choose a direction
  2. to run

Inflection

Class 2 weak
Infinitive *rakōn
1st sg. past *rakōdā
Infinitive *rakōn
Genitive infin. *rakōnijas
Dative infin. *rakōnijē
Instrum. infin. *rakōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rakō *rakōdā
2nd singular *rakōs *rakōdēs, *rakōdōs
3rd singular *rakōþ *rakōdē, *rakōdā
1st plural *rakōm *rakōdum
2nd plural *rakōþ *rakōdud
3rd plural *rakōnþ *rakōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rakō *rakōdī
2nd singular *rakōs *rakōdī
3rd singular *rakō *rakōdī
1st plural *rakōm *rakōdīm
2nd plural *rakōþ *rakōdīd
3rd plural *rakōn *rakōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *rakō
Plural *rakōþ
Present Past
Participle *rakōndī *rakōd

Descendants

  • Old English: racian (“to rule, direct”)
  • Old Saxon: *rakon
    • Middle Low German: rāken (“to touch, hit”)
      • → Danish: rage (“to concern”)
      • → Swedish: råka (“to happen to do”)
  • Old Dutch: *racon
    • Middle Dutch: rāken (“to touch, hit”)
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