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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīkijaną

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 *rīkijaz (rulership, kingdom) + *-janą.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈriː.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*rīkijaną[1]

  1. to lord over, govern; rule, reign

Inflection

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *rīkijan
    • Old Saxon: *rīkian
    • Old High German: *rīhhen
      • Middle High German: rīchen, riechen (to rule, govern)
      • Old High German: girīhhan (a strong verb, possibly analogical)
  • Old Norse: ríkja
    • Icelandic: ríkja
    • Middle English: riken (to reign)

References

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