Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raihą

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

*raihaz

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *róyko-, from Proto-Indo-European *rey- (“spotted, streaked”). Compare Irish riabh (“stripe; streak”), Latvian ràibs (“spotted”), Russian рябо́й (rjabój, “mottled fur”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɑi.xɑ̃/

Noun

*raihą n

deer

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *raihą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*raihą	*raihō
vocative	*raihą	*raihō
accusative	*raihą	*raihō
genitive	raihas, raihis	*raihǫ̂
dative	*raihai	*raihamaz
instrumental	*raihō	*raihamiz

Derived terms

*raigijǭ

Descendants

Old English: rāha, rāa, rā m; rǣġe f
- Middle English: ra, raa, roa, ro, roo; rey
  - Scots: ra, rae
  - English: roe
Old Frisian: *rā, *rē
- Saterland Frisian: Räi n (also possibly from Middle Low German)
Old Saxon: *rēh n; rēho m
- Middle Low German: rē n
  - German Low German: Reh
  - Plautdietsch: Ree
Old Dutch: reio m
- Middle Dutch: ree, re
  - Dutch: ree
Old High German: rēh n; rēho m; reiga, rēia f
- Middle High German: rēch n, rē n
  - German: Reh
  - Luxembourgish: Réi
Old Norse: rá f
- Icelandic: rá
- Faroese: rá
- Norwegian: rå
- Old Swedish: rā
  - Swedish: rå, rådjur
- Danish: rå