Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīþ

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rīþaz.

Noun

*rīþ m

small river, stream

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*rīþ
Genitive	*rīþas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*rīþ	rīþō, rīþōs
Accusative	*rīþ	*rīþā
Genitive	*rīþas	*rīþō
Dative	*rīþē	*rīþum
Instrumental	*rīþu	*rīþum

Descendants

Old English: rīþ
- Middle English: rīth
  - English: rith
Old Frisian: rīd
- ⇒ Old Frisian: mēderīd
Old Saxon: *rīth
- Middle Low German: rīde, rîe, rige, rhyde, rüde
  - → German: Riede
Old Dutch: rīth
- Middle Dutch: rijt
  - Dutch: rijt (dialectal)

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