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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raþą

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 *Hreth₂- (“to roll”).

Noun

*raþą n[1]

  1. wheel

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *raþą (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *raþą *raþō
vocative *raþą *raþō
accusative *raþą *raþō
genitive *raþas, *raþis *raþǫ̂
dative *raþai *raþamaz
instrumental *raþō *raþamiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *raþ
    • Old Frisian: reth
      • West Frisian: rêd
    • Old Saxon: rath
      • Middle Low German: rat
        • Plautdietsch: Raut
        • → Swedish: ratt
        • → Norwegian Bokmål: ratt
        • → Norwegian Nynorsk: ratt
        • → Danish: rat
        • → Elfdalian: ratt
    • Old Dutch: *rath
    • Old High German: rad
      • Middle High German: rat
        • German: Rad
        • Hunsrik: Raat
        • Luxembourgish: Rad
        • Yiddish: ראָד‎ (rod)

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