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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rekô

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 1

From Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“chief, king”). Cognate with Latin rēx (“king”).

Noun

*rekô m

  1. ruler, chief
  2. king
Inflection
masculine an-stemDeclension of *rekô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *rekô *rekaniz
vocative *rekô *rekaniz
accusative *rekanų *rekanunz
genitive *rikiniz *rekanǫ̂
dative *rikini *rekammaz
instrumental *rikinē *rekammiz
Descendants

Found only in compounds in the daughter languages.

  • Old English: *andraca > *draca
  • Old Saxon: *anudreko, *anudrako
    • Middle Low German: āntreke, āntdrāke
  • Old Dutch: *enedreko, *anudrako
  • Old High German: anutrehho, anetrehho, antrahho
    • Middle High German: antreche, antrache, antrach, ɛntrech, antreich, ɛntreich
  • Old Norse: landreki

Etymology 2

From *rekaną (“to rake”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”).

Noun

*rekô m

  1. rake (tool, implement)
Inflection
masculine an-stemDeclension of *rekô (masculine an-stem)
singular plural
nominative *rekô *rekaniz
vocative *rekô *rekaniz
accusative *rekanų *rekanunz
genitive *rikiniz *rekanǫ̂
dative *rikini *rekammaz
instrumental *rikinē *rekammiz
Synonyms
Descendants
  • Old English: raca; ræce (through interference with *rakō)
  • Old Saxon: *reko
    • Middle Low German: *rēke
  • Old Dutch: *reko
  • Old High German: rehho, recho
  • Old Norse: (reka)
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