Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raþą

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 *Hróth₂om or *Hrótom, from the root *Hreth₂- or *Hret- (“to roll”).[1] Compare Latin rota, perhaps from the collective of the same word.

    Noun

    *raþą n[1](West Germanic)

    1. wheel

    Inflection

    Declension of *raþą (neuter a-stem)
    singular plural
    nominative *raþą *raþō
    vocative *raþą *raþō
    accusative *raþą *raþō
    genitive *raþas, *raþis *raþǫ̂
    dative *raþai *raþamaz
    instrumental *raþō *raþamiz

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *raþ
      • Old Frisian: reth
        • West Frisian: rêd
      • Old Saxon: rath
        • Middle Low German: rat
          • German Low German: Rad
          • Plautdietsch: Raut
          • → Swedish: ratt
          • → Norwegian Bokmål: ratt
          • → Norwegian Nynorsk: ratt
          • → Danish: rat
          • → Elfdalian: ratt
      • Old Dutch: *rath
      • Old High German: rad
        • Middle High German: rat

    References

    1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*raþa-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 405
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