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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīþaz

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₃reyH- (“to boil, churn”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈriːθɑz/

Noun

*rīþaz m [1]

  1. river

Inflection
masculine a-stemDeclension of *rīþaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *rīþaz *rīþōz, *rīþōs
vocative *rīþ *rīþōz, *rīþōs
accusative *rīþą *rīþanz
genitive *rīþas, *rīþis *rīþǫ̂
dative *rīþai *rīþamaz
instrumental *rīþō *rīþamiz

Descendants
  • West Germanic: *rīþ
    • Old English: rīþ
    • Old Frisian: rīd
      • ⇒ Old Frisian: mēderīd
    • Old Saxon: *rīth
    • Old Dutch: rīth
      • Middle Dutch: rijt
        • Dutch: rijt (dialectal)

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003), “*rīþaz”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 306
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