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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raþjǭ
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *h₂reh₁- (“to think, reason”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈrɑ.θjɔ̃ː/
Noun
*raþjǭ f[1]
- account, reasoning
Inflection
| ōn-stemDeclension of *raþjǭ (ōn-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *raþjǭ | *raþjōniz | |
| vocative | *raþjǭ | *raþjōniz | |
| accusative | *raþjōnų | *raþjōnunz | |
| genitive | *raþjōniz | *raþjōnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *raþjōni | *raþjōmaz | |
| instrumental | *raþjōnē | *raþjōmiz | |
Descendants
- Old Frisian: rethia
- Old Saxon: rethia
- Middle Dutch: rēde
- Dutch: rede
- Old High German: redea, reda, redia
- Middle High German: rede
- German: Rede
- Middle High German: rede
- Gothic: 𐍂𐌰𐌸𐌾𐍉 (raþjō)
References
- Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*raþjōn-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 405