Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hriþiz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

*hriþô

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kret- (“to shake; quiver; tremble”). Compare Welsh cryd (“fever”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxri.ðiz/

Noun

*hriþiz m

trembling; the shakes; the shivers
fever; ague

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *hriþiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*hriþiz	*hriþīz
vocative	*hriþi	*hriþīz
accusative	*hriþį	*hriþinz
genitive	*hriþīz	*hriþjǫ̂
dative	*hriþī	*hriþimaz
instrumental	*hriþī	*hriþimiz

Related terms

*hreþaną
*hriþjaną
*hriþō

Descendants

Old English: hriþ; hriþing
Old Saxon: hrido
- Middle Low German: rede
Old Dutch: *rido
- Middle Dutch: rede
  - Dutch: rede
Old High German: rito, ritto
- Middle High German: rite
Old Norse: *hriða, riða
- Old Swedish: rīdha