Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/razną

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 pre-Germanic *h₁rh̥₁-s-nó-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erh₁- (“to rest”). Cognate with Irish árus (“dwelling, premises”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɑz.nɑ̃/

Noun

*razną n

house, dwelling

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *razną (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*razną	*raznō
vocative	*razną	*raznō
accusative	*razną	*raznō
genitive	raznas, raznis	*raznǫ̂
dative	*raznai	*raznamaz
instrumental	*raznō	*raznamiz

Descendants

Old English: ærn, earn, ern; renweard; bereærn (bere (“barley”) + ærn); ræsn
- Middle English: ern; bern
  - Scots: bern
  - English: barn
Old Frisian: ransa (?)
Old Norse: rann; rannsaka
- Icelandic: rann
- Faroese: rann
- Old Swedish: ransaka
  - Swedish: rannsaka
- → Middle English: ran; ransaken, ronsaken
  - Scots: ransak, runsik
  - English: ransack
Gothic: 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌽 (razn)

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