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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rankaz

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

Derived by ablaut from an unattested verb *rinkaną, itself a nasal-infix present from the root Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ-.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑŋ.kɑz/

Adjective

*rankaz

  1. erect, upright

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: ranc
  • Old Dutch: *rank
  • Old High German: *rank
  • Old Norse: rakkr (West), *rankr (East)
    • Icelandic: rakkur
    • Norwegian: rank
    • Swedish: rank
    • Danish: rank
      • Faroese: rankur

References

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