Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/reht
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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 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *rehtaz.
Adjective edit
*reht[1]
Inflection edit
| a-stem | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Singular | Masculine | ||
| Nominative | *reht | ||
| Genitive | *rehtas | ||
| Singular | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *reht | *rehtu | *reht |
| Accusative | *rehtanā | *rehtā | *reht |
| Genitive | *rehtas | *rehteʀā | *rehtas |
| Dative | *rehtumē | *rehteʀē | *rehtumē |
| Instrumental | *rehtu | *rehteʀu | *rehtu |
| Plural | Masculine | Feminine | Neuter |
| Nominative | *rehtē | *rehtō | *rehtu |
| Accusative | *rehtā | *rehtā | *rehtu |
| Genitive | *rehteʀō | *rehteʀō | *rehteʀō |
| Dative | *rehtēm, *rehtum | *rehtēm, *rehtum | *rehtēm, *rehtum |
| Instrumental | *rehtēm, *rehtum | *rehtēm, *rehtum | *rehtēm, *rehtum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: riht, reht; reht, reoht, reiht, ryht
- Old Frisian: riucht, riocht
- Old Saxon: reht
- Old Dutch: reht
- Old High German: reht
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *rehtą.
Noun edit
*reht n
Inflection edit
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *reht | |
| Genitive | *rehtas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *reht | *rehtu |
| Accusative | *reht | *rehtu |
| Genitive | *rehtas | *rehtō |
| Dative | *rehtē | *rehtum |
| Instrumental | *rehtu | *rehtum |
Descendants edit
- Old English: riht, reht; reht, reoht, reiht, ryht
- Old Frisian: riucht, riocht
- Old Saxon: reht
- Old Dutch: reht
- Old High German: reht
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 337: “PWGmc *reht”