Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rahną

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

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *Hrók-no-m, from *Hrek- (“to decide, to lead”), whence also *raginą.[1][2]

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɑx.nɑ̃/

Noun

*rahną n[2]

robbery, theft
Synonym: *fehufangą
plundering, booty

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *rahną (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*rahną	*rahnō
vocative	*rahną	*rahnō
accusative	*rahną	*rahnō
genitive	rahnas, rahnis	*rahnǫ̂
dative	*rahnai	*rahnamaz
instrumental	*rahnō	*rahnamiz

Derived terms

*rahnijaną

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *rahn
- Old High German: rahan (“booty”)
Old Norse: rán
- Icelandic: rán
- Norwegian: ran
- Old Swedish: rān
  - Swedish: rån
- Danish: ran
→? Finnish: rahna (“money”)[3]

References

Pokorny, Julius (1959), “2. rē̆k-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 863
Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*rahna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 402
Hellquist, Elof (1922), “rån”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 673

[1] Pokorny, Julius (1959), “2. rē̆k-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 863

[Kroonen-2] Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*rahna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 402

[3] Hellquist, Elof (1922), “rån”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 673