Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rekaz

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 *h₃rḗǵs (“chief, king”). Cognate with Latin rēx (“king”). Doublet of *rīks which is an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈre.kɑz/

Noun

*rekaz m

1. A ruler, chief
2. A king
3. A prince

Inflection

masculine a-stemDeclension of *rekaz (masculine a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*rekaz	*rekōz, *rekōs
vocative	*rek	*rekōz, *rekōs
accusative	*reką	*rekanz
genitive	*rekas, *rikis	*rekǫ̂
dative	*rikai	*rekamaz
instrumental	*rekō	*rekamiz

Related terms

• *rekô

Descendants

Attested only in compounds in the daughter languages:

• Old Norse: *rekr (> folkrekr)