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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīhaną

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyḱ- (to break, scratch), whence also Ancient Greek ἐρείκω (ereíkō, to rend, bruise, pound).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriː.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*rīhaną[1]

  1. to line up, to string together

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *rīhan
    • Old Frisian: *rīa
      • West Frisian: riuwe
    • Old Saxon: *rīhan
      • Middle Low German: rīhen
    • Old Dutch: *rīan
    • Old High German: *rīhan
      • Middle High German: rīhen

References

  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*rīxanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 305
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