Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rēdisliją

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 *rēdaną +‎ *-isliją.

Noun

*rēdisliją n

that which is guessed at; a riddle

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *rēdisliją (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*rēdisliją	*rēdislijō
vocative	*rēdisliją	*rēdislijō
accusative	*rēdisliją	*rēdislijō
genitive	rēdislijas, rēdislīs	*rēdislijǫ̂
dative	*rēdislijai	*rēdislijamaz
instrumental	*rēdislijō	*rēdislijamiz

Descendants

Old English: rǣdelse, rǣdels; rǣsele
- Middle English: redels, redel, rydel, ridil
  - Scots: riddill, riddil
  - English: riddle
  - Norn: ridl
Old Saxon: rādisli, rādislo
- Middle Low German: radelse, redelse, redelschen, redelszen
  - Low German: redelse, radelse
Old Dutch: *rādisli, *rādsili
- Middle Dutch: ratsele, raetsel; rādeles, rāles
  - Dutch: raadsel
    - Afrikaans: rasel, raaisel
Old High German: rātisli, rātisla, rātilsa, *rātisal
- Middle High German: ratsal, rǣtsel
  - German: Rätsel

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