Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīstaną

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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Related to *rīfaną, *rīpaną (to tear).

Pronunciation

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Verb

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*rīstaną.[1]

  1. to cut, slash

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: rísta

References

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  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rīstanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 306