Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *Hréh₁dʰos, from *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to think, arrange”). Note the shift of Proto-Germanic *ē to ā, shown in the Old Norse descendant ráð.

Noun

*ᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ (*rādaz) m

advice, counsel

Derived terms

ᚠᚱᚨᚹᚨᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ (frawarādaz)

Descendants

Old Norse: ráð n
- Faroese: ráð
- Icelandic: ráð
- Norwegian Bokmål: råd
- Old Swedish: rāþ
  - Swedish: råd
  - → Finnish: raati
- Danish: råd