Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rād

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rēdaz.

Noun

*rād m

advice, counsel

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*rād(a)
Genitive	*rādas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*rād(a)	*rādōs
Accusative	*rād(a)	*rādā
Genitive	*rādas	*rādō
Dative	*rādē	*rādum
Instrumental	*rādu	*rādum

Derived terms

Related terms

Descendants

Old English: rǣd, rēd — Anglian
- Middle English: red, ræd, rede, reed
  - English: rede
  - Scots: rede
Old Frisian: rēd
- Saterland Frisian: Räid
- West Frisian: ried, rie
Old Saxon: rād
- Middle Low German: rât
  - German Low German: Raad
  - Plautdietsch: Rot
Old Dutch: rāt
- Middle Dutch: raet
  - Dutch: raad
    - Afrikaans: raad
    - Negerhollands: raad, raed
    - → Aukan: lai
    - → Caribbean Hindustani: rái
    - → Indonesian: rad
Old High German: rāt, rād — Rhine Franconian
- Middle High German: rāt
  - German: Rat
  - Luxembourgish: Rot
  - Pennsylvania German: Rot
  - Yiddish: ראָט (rot)
  - → Old Czech: rada (see there for further descendants)