Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rēsō

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 *reh₁s- (“to flow, rush”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɛː.sɔː/

Noun

*rēsō f

a running
a course
a rush (of water)

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *rēsō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*rēsō	*rēsôz
vocative	*rēsō	*rēsôz
accusative	*rēsǭ	*rēsōz
genitive	*rēsōz	*rēsǫ̂
dative	*rēsōi	*rēsōmaz
instrumental	*rēsō	*rēsōmiz

Related terms

*rēsijaną
*rēsōną

Descendants

Old English: rǣs
- Middle English: ræse, rese, resse, res
  - Scots: rese, res, reas, reace
Old Saxon: *rāsa
- Middle Low German: râs
Old Norse: rás
- Icelandic: rás
- Faroese: rás
- → Middle English: ras, race (through merger with Middle English rees, res < Old English rǣs)
  - Scots: ras, rase, race
  - English: race
    - → Dutch: race
    - → Danish: race, ræs
    - → Swedish: race, rejs
    - → Norwegian: race, res