Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Rīn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz.

Proper noun

*Rīn m

the river Rhine

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Rīn
Genitive	*Rīnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Rīn	—
Accusative	*Rīn	—
Genitive	*Rīnas	—
Dative	*Rīnē	—
Instrumental	*Rīnu	—

Descendants

Many of these terms are or were spelled with Rh- based on Ancient Greek Ῥῆνος (Rhênos). This is not however the ancestor of the word, judging from the -ī-.

Old English: Rīn
- English: Rhine
Old Dutch: *Rīn
- Middle Dutch: Rijn
  - Dutch: Rijn, Rhijn
Old High German: Rīn
- Middle High German: Rīn
  - German: Rhein