Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīhan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Germanic *rīhaną.

Verb edit

*rīhan

  1. to line up, to string together

Inflection edit

Strong class 1
Infinitive *rīhan
1st sg. past *raih
3rd pl. past *rigun
Past ptcple *rigan
Infinitive *rīhan
Genitive infin. *rīhannjas
Dative infin. *rīhannjē
Instrum. infin. *rīhannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *rīhu *raih
2nd singular *rīhiʀi *rigī
3rd singular *rīhidi *raih
1st plural *rīhum *rigum
2nd plural *rīhid *rigud
3rd plural *rīhand *rigun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *rīhē *rigī
2nd singular *rīhēs *rigī
3rd singular *rīhē *rigī
1st plural *rīhēm *rigīm
2nd plural *rīhēþ *rigīd
3rd plural *rīhēn *rigīn
Imperative Present
Singular *rīh
Plural *rīhid
Present Past
Participle *rīhandī *rigan

Descendants edit

  • Old Frisian: *rīa
  • Old Saxon: *rīhan
  • Old Dutch: *rīan
  • Old High German: *rīhan