Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rekwaz

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 *h₁régʷos (“darkness”).[1]

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈre.kʷɑz/

Noun

*rekwaz n[1]

  1. darkness

Inflection

Declension of *rekwaz (z-stem)
singular
nominative *rekwaz
vocative *rekwaz
accusative *rekwaz
genitive *rekwiziz
dative *rekwizi
instrumental *rekwizē

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: røkkr n
  • Gothic: 𐍂𐌹𐌵𐌹𐍃 (riqis)

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*rekwiz-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 409
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