Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raikijaną

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

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *reyǵ- (“to bind; reach”). Cognate with Old Irish rigim (“I stretch”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɑɪ̯.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*raikijaną

To stretch out; reach

Inflection

Conjugation of *raikijaną (weak class 1)

present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*raikijō	*raikijaų	—	*raikijai	*?
2nd singular	*raikīsi	*raikijais	*raikī	*raikijasai	*raikijaisau
3rd singular	*raikīþi	*raikijai	*raikijaþau	*raikijaþai	*raikijaiþau
1st dual	*raikijōs	*raikijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*raikijaþiz	*raikijaiþiz	*raikijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*raikijamaz	*raikijaim	—	*raikijanþai	*raikijainþau
2nd plural	*raikīþ	*raikijaiþ	*raikīþ	*raikijanþai	*raikijainþau
3rd plural	*raikijanþi	*raikijain	*raikijanþau	*raikijanþai	*raikijainþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*raikidǭ	*raikidēdį̄
2nd singular	*raikidēz	*raikidēdīz
3rd singular	*raikidē	*raikidēdī
1st dual	*raikidēdū	*raikidēdīw
2nd dual	*raikidēdudiz	*raikidēdīdiz
1st plural	*raikidēdum	*raikidēdīm
2nd plural	*raikidēdud	*raikidēdīd
3rd plural	*raikidēdun	*raikidēdīn

	present	past
participles	*raikijandz	*raikidaz

Related terms

*rakjaną

Descendants

Old English: rǣċan
- Middle English: rechen
  - Scots: reche, reich
  - English: reach
Old Frisian: rēka, rētza
- North Frisian: reke
- Saterland Frisian: räkke
- West Frisian: reke, rikke
Old Saxon: *rēkian
- Middle Low German: rêken, rêiken
  - German Low German: recken
Old Dutch: *reiken
- Middle Dutch: reiken
  - Dutch: reiken
Old High German: reichen, reihhen
- Middle High German: reichen
  - Cimbrian: rékhan
  - German: reichen
  - Yiddish: גרייכן‎ (greykhn)