Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rihtijaną

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 *rehtaz (straight) +‎ *-janą.[1]

    Pronunciation

    • IPA(key): /ˈrix.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

    Verb

    *rihtijaną

    1. to straighten, to set straight
    2. to align, to direct

    Inflection

    Conjugation of *rihtijaną (weak class 1)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *rihtijō *rihtijaų *rihtijai ?
    2nd singular *rihtīsi *rihtijais *rihtī *rihtijasai *rihtijaisau
    3rd singular *rihtīþi *rihtijai *rihtijaþau *rihtijaþai *rihtijaiþau
    1st dual *rihtijōs *rihtijaiw
    2nd dual *rihtijaþiz *rihtijaiþiz *rihtijaþiz
    1st plural *rihtijamaz *rihtijaim *rihtijanþai *rihtijainþau
    2nd plural *rihtīþ *rihtijaiþ *rihtīþ *rihtijanþai *rihtijainþau
    3rd plural *rihtijanþi *rihtijain *rihtijanþau *rihtijanþai *rihtijainþau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *rihtidǭ *rihtidēdį̄
    2nd singular *rihtidēz *rihtidēdīz
    3rd singular *rihtidē *rihtidēdī
    1st dual *rihtidēdū *rihtidēdīw
    2nd dual *rihtidēdudiz *rihtidēdīdiz
    1st plural *rihtidēdum *rihtidēdīm
    2nd plural *rihtidēdud *rihtidēdīd
    3rd plural *rihtidēdun *rihtidēdīn
    present past
    participles *rihtijandz *rihtidaz

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Proto-West Germanic: *rihtijan
      • Old English: rihtan, rehtan, ryhtan
      • Old Frisian: riuchta
      • Old Saxon: rihtian
      • Old Dutch: rihten
      • Old High German: rihten
    • Old Norse: rétta (a class 1 weak verb, the descendants have mostly moved it to class 2)

    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:*rehtjan-