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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raþjǭ

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 *h₂reh₁- (“to think, reason”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑ.θjɔ̃ː/

Noun

*raþjǭ f[1]

  1. account, reasoning

Inflection
ōn-stemDeclension of *raþjǭ (ōn-stem)
singular plural
nominative *raþjǭ *raþjōniz
vocative *raþjǭ *raþjōniz
accusative *raþjōnų *raþjōnunz
genitive *raþjōniz *raþjōnǫ̂
dative *raþjōni *raþjōmaz
instrumental *raþjōnē *raþjōmiz

Descendants
  • Old Frisian: rethia
  • Old Saxon: rethia
  • Middle Dutch: rēde
  • Old High German: redea, reda, redia
  • Gothic: 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐍉 (raþjō)

References
  1. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*raþjōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 405
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