Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rehtaz

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 *h₃reǵtós (“right, straightened”).[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈrex.tɑz/

    Adjective

    *rehtaz

    1. right, straight
    2. morally upright, just

    Inflection

    Declension of *rehtaz (a-stem)
    Strong declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *rehtaz *rehtō *rehtą, -atō *rehtai *rehtôz *rehtō
    accusative *rehtanǭ *rehtǭ *rehtą, -atō *rehtanz *rehtōz *rehtō
    genitive *rehtas, -is *rehtaizōz *rehtas, -is *rehtaizǫ̂ *rehtaizǫ̂ *rehtaizǫ̂
    dative *rehtammai *rehtaizōi *rehtammai *rehtaimaz *rehtaimaz *rehtaimaz
    instrumental *rehtanō *rehtaizō *rehtanō *rehtaimiz *rehtaimiz *rehtaimiz
    Weak declension
    singular plural
    masculine feminine neuter masculine feminine neuter
    nominative *rehtô *rehtǭ *rehtô *rehtaniz *rehtōniz *rehtōnō
    accusative *rehtanų *rehtōnų *rehtô *rehtanunz *rehtōnunz *rehtōnō
    genitive *rehtiniz *rehtōniz *rehtiniz *rehtanǫ̂ *rehtōnǫ̂ *rehtanǫ̂
    dative *rehtini *rehtōni *rehtini *rehtammaz *rehtōmaz *rehtammaz
    instrumental *rehtinē *rehtōnē *rehtinē *rehtammiz *rehtōmiz *rehtammiz

    Derived terms

    • *rehtuz, *garehtuz

    Descendants

    References

    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*rehta-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 408
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