Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Rīn
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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic edit
Etymology edit
From Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz.
Proper noun edit
*Rīn m
- the river Rhine
Inflection edit
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *Rīn | |
| Genitive | *Rīnas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *Rīn | — |
| Accusative | *Rīn | — |
| Genitive | *Rīnas | — |
| Dative | *Rīnē | — |
| Instrumental | *Rīnu | — |
Descendants edit
Many of these terms are or were spelled with Rh- based on Ancient Greek Ῥῆνος (Rhênos). This is not however the ancestor of the word, judging from the -ī-.