Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/razną

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 pre-Germanic *h₁rh̥₁-s-nó-, from Proto-Indo-European *h₁erh₁- (“to rest”). Cognate with Irish árus (“dwelling, premises”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑz.nɑ̃/

Noun

*razną n

1. house, dwelling

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *razną (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*razną	*raznō
vocative	*razną	*raznō
accusative	*razną	*raznō
genitive	*raznas, *raznis	*raznǫ̂
dative	*raznai	*raznamaz
instrumental	*raznō	*raznamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *raʀn
  • Old English: ærn, earn, ern
    • Middle English: ern
    • ⇒ Old English: bereærn
      • Middle English: bern
        • Scots: bern
        • English: barn
• Old Norse: rann; rannsaka
  • Icelandic: rann
  • Faroese: rann
  • Old Swedish: ransaka
    • Swedish: rannsaka
  • → Middle English: ran; ransaken, ronsaken
    • Scots: ransak, runsik
    • English: ransack
• Gothic: 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌽 (razn)