Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rās

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rēsō (“course, running, race”).

Noun

*rās m or n

1. running
2. flow, rush, current

Inflection

Masculine

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*rās
Genitive	*rāsas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*rās	*rāsō, *rāsōs
Accusative	*rās	*rāsā
Genitive	*rāsas	*rāsō
Dative	*rāsē	*rāsum
Instrumental	*rāsu	*rāsum

Neuter

Neuter a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*rās
Genitive	*rāsas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*rās	*rāsu
Accusative	*rās	*rāsu
Genitive	*rāsas	*rāsō
Dative	*rāsē	*rāsum
Instrumental	*rāsu	*rāsum

Derived terms

• *rāsijan
• *rāsōn

Descendants

• Old English: rǣs m
  • Middle English: ræse, rese, resse, res
    • Scots: rese, res, reas, reace
• Old Saxon: *rās
  • Middle Low German: râs n (“strong current”)
• Old Dutch: *rās
  • >? Middle Dutch: ras (“maelstrom, vortex”)
    • >? Dutch: raes (“estuary”) (obsolete)