Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rīhaną

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

Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *h₁reyḱ- (“to break, scratch”), whence also Ancient Greek ἐρείκω (ereíkō, “to rend, bruise, pound”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈriː.xɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*rīhaną

1. to line up, to string together

Inflection

Conjugation of *rīhaną (strong class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*rīhō	*rīhaų	—	*rīhai	?
2nd singular	*rīhizi	*rīhaiz	*rīh	*rīhazai	*rīhaizau
3rd singular	*rīhidi	*rīhai	*rīhadau	*rīhadai	*rīhaidau
1st dual	*rīhōz	*rīhaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*rīhadiz	*rīhaidiz	*rīhadiz	—	—
1st plural	*rīhamaz	*rīhaim	—	*rīhandai	*rīhaindau
2nd plural	*rīhid	*rīhaid	*rīhid	*rīhandai	*rīhaindau
3rd plural	*rīhandi	*rīhain	*rīhandau	*rīhandai	*rīhaindau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*raih	*rigį̄
2nd singular	*raiht	*rigīz
3rd singular	*raih	*rigī
1st dual	*rigū	*rigīw
2nd dual	*rigudiz	*rigīdiz
1st plural	*rigum	*rigīm
2nd plural	*rigud	*rigīd
3rd plural	*rigun	*rigīn
	present	past
participles	*rīhandz	*riganaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *rīhan
  • Old Frisian: *rīa
    • West Frisian: riuwe
  • Old Saxon: *rīhan
    • Middle Low German: rīhen
  • Old Dutch: *rīan
    • Middle Dutch: rien, rigen
      • Dutch: rijgen
  • Old High German: *rīhan
    • Middle High German: rīhen
      • German: reihen