Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/Raginaharjaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *raginą (“decision, advice, counsel”) + *harjaz (“commander”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑ.ɣi.nɑˌxɑr.jɑz/

Noun

*Raginaharjaz m

1. a male given name

Inflection

masculine ja-stemDeclension of *Raginaharjaz (masculine ja-stem)
	singular
nominative	*Raginaharjaz
vocative	*Raginahari
accusative	*Raginaharją
genitive	*Raginaharjas, *Raginaharis
dative	*Raginaharjai
instrumental	*Raginaharjō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *Raginahari
  • Old English: *Ræġenhere
    • English: Rayner, Rainer (patronymic surnames)
  • Old High German: *Reginheri
    • German: Rainer, Reiner
  • → Old French: Rainier, Reinier
    • French: Rainier, Rénier
• Old Norse: Ragnarr
  • Icelandic: Ragnar
  • Faroese: Ragnar
  • Norwegian: Ragnar
  • Old Swedish: Ragnar
    • Swedish: Ragnar
      • → Estonian: Ragnar
  • Old Danish: Ragnar
    • Danish: Ragner, Regner, Regnar