Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rōō
Proto-Germanic
editEtymology
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *h₁roh₁-weh₂, from *h₁reh₁- (“quiet, calm”).[1] Cognate with Avestan 𐬭𐬁𐬨𐬀𐬥 (rāman, “peace, tranquility”) and Sanskrit रात्रि (rātri, “night”), whence Hindi रात (rāt, “night”).
Pronunciation
editNoun
editInflection
editō-stemDeclension of *rōō (ō-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *rōō | *rōôz | |
vocative | *rōō | *rōôz | |
accusative | *rōǭ | *rōōz | |
genitive | *rōōz | *rōǫ̂ | |
dative | *rōōi | *rōōmaz | |
instrumental | *rōō | *rōōmiz |
Related terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *rōu
- Old Norse: ró
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rōō-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, pages 415-416: “*h₁roh₁-ueh₂-”
- ^ Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*rōwō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 307
- ^ Friedrich Kluge (1989) “Ruhe”, in Elmar Seebold, editor, Etymologisches Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache [Etymological Dictionary of the German Language] (in German), 22nd edition, Berlin: Walter de Gruyter, →ISBN, page 609: “g. *rōwō”