Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/radō

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 Proto-Indo-European *h₂rh̥₁dʰ-éh₂, from Proto-Indo-European *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to order; arrange”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑ.ðɔː/

Noun

*radō f

1. row; line; series

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *radō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*radō	*radôz
vocative	*radō	*radôz
accusative	*radǭ	*radōz
genitive	*radōz	*radǫ̂
dative	*radōi	*radōmaz
instrumental	*radō	*radōmiz

Related terms

• *rēdaną

Descendants

• Old Saxon: *rada
  • Middle Low German: rāde, rat
• Old Norse: rǫð
  • Icelandic: röð
  • Faroese: rað
  • Norwegian: rad
  • Swedish: rad
  • Danish: rad