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

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Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*rīhaną[1]

  1. to line up, to string together

Inflection

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Descendants

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

References

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  1. 1.0 1.1 Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*rīxanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 305