Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rōaną

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 *h₁reh₁-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɔː.ɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*rōaną

1. to row

Inflection

Conjugation of *rōaną (strong class 7e)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*rōō	*rōaų	—	*rōai	?
2nd singular	*rōizi	*rōaiz	*rō	*rōazai	*rōaizau
3rd singular	*rōidi	*rōai	*rōadau	*rōadai	*rōaidau
1st dual	*rōōz	*rōaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*rōadiz	*rōaidiz	*rōadiz	—	—
1st plural	*rōamaz	*rōaim	—	*rōandai	*rōaindau
2nd plural	*rōid	*rōaid	*rōid	*rōandai	*rōaindau
3rd plural	*rōandi	*rōain	*rōandau	*rōandai	*rōaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*rerō	*rerōį̄
2nd singular	*rerōt	*rerōīz
3rd singular	*rerō	*rerōī
1st dual	*rerōū	*rerōīw
2nd dual	*rerōudiz	*rerōīdiz
1st plural	*rerōum	*rerōīm
2nd plural	*rerōud	*rerōīd
3rd plural	*rerōun	*rerōīn
	present	past
participles	*rōandz	*rōanaz

Derived terms

• *rōþrą

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *rōan
  • Old English: rōwan
    • Middle English: rowen
      • Scots: row
      • English: row
  • Old Frisian: *rōia
    • Saterland Frisian: roie
    • West Frisian: roeie
  • Old Saxon: *rōian
    • Middle Low German: rōen, rōien, rōjen
  • Old Dutch: *ruoien
    • Middle Dutch: roeyen
      • Dutch: roeien
        • Afrikaans: roei
  • Old High German: *ruojan
    • Middle High German: rüejen, rüegen, ruogen
      • German: rojen
• Old Norse: róa
  • Icelandic: róa
  • Faroese: rógva
  • Norwegian: ro
  • Old Swedish: rōa
    • Swedish: ro
  • Danish: ro