Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raitijaną

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

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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Causative-iterative form of *wrītan.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑi̯.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*raitijaną[2]

  1. to stir, to irritate

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Proto-West Germanic: *raitijan
  • Old Norse: reita

References

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  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “wraitjan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 594
  2. ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*raitjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 296