Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raih-

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

Alternative forms

*raig-

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *reyk- (“to tear, scratch; streak”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɑi̯x-/

Noun

*raih- ?

streak; row

Derived terms

*raihō
- Old Norse: *rá
  - Norwegian: rå (dialectal)
*raihsmō
- Old Saxon: *rēsama
  - Middle Low German: rêseme
- Old Dutch: *rēsama
  - Middle Dutch: reesem, rese, reese
    - Dutch: resem
*raigwō, *raiwō
- Old English: rāw, rǣw
  - Middle English: raw, rawe, rewe, rowe
    - English: row
    - Scots: raw
    - Yola: reoue, rooe

Related terms

*rīgō