Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/runiz

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 *(H)r ̊-nw- (“to flow, move, run”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈru.niz/

Noun

*runiz m

1. a course

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *runiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*runiz	*runīz
vocative	*runi	*runīz
accusative	*runį	*runinz
genitive	*runīz	*runjǫ̂
dative	*runī	*runimaz
instrumental	*runī	*runimiz

Related terms

• *rinnaną
• *runsiz

Descendants

• Old English: ryne m
  • Middle English: rune, rüne, rine, rene
    • English: rine
    • Scots: rin, run
• Old Frisian: rene m
• Old High German: run m
• Old Norse: run n; runi m
  • Icelandic: runi
• Gothic: 𐍂𐌿𐌽𐍃 m (runs)