Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/raikijan
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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 *raikijaną.
Verb edit
*raikijan[1]
- to reach
Inflection edit
| Class 1 weak | ||
|---|---|---|
| Infinitive | *raikijan | |
| 1st sg. past | *raikidā | |
| Infinitive | *raikijan | |
| Genitive infin. | *raikijannjas | |
| Dative infin. | *raikijannjē | |
| Instrum. infin. | *raikijannju | |
| Indicative | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *raikiju | *raikidā |
| 2nd singular | *raikisi | *raikidēs, *raikidōs |
| 3rd singular | *raikiþi | *raikidē, *raikidā |
| 1st plural | *raikijum | *raikidum |
| 2nd plural | *raikiþ | *raikidud |
| 3rd plural | *raikijanþ | *raikidun |
| Subjunctive | Present | Past |
| 1st singular | *raikijē | *raikidī |
| 2nd singular | *raikijēs | *raikidī |
| 3rd singular | *raikijē | *raikidī |
| 1st plural | *raikijēm | *raikidīm |
| 2nd plural | *raikijēþ | *raikidīd |
| 3rd plural | *raikijēn | *raikidīn |
| Imperative | Present | |
| Singular | *raiki | |
| Plural | *raikiþ | |
| Present | Past | |
| Participle | *raikijandī | *raikid |
Descendants edit
- Old English: rǣċan
- Old Frisian: rēka, rētza
- Old Saxon: *rēkian
- Old Dutch: *reiken
- Old High German: reichen, reihhen
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 127: “*raikijan”