Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rahtōną

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

Likely derived from an unattested adjective *rahtaz +‎ *-ōną, seemingly an o-grade variant of *rehtaz (“straight”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑx.tɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*rahtōną

1. to address, discuss
2. to offer

Inflection

Conjugation of *rahtōną (weak class 2)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*rahtō	*rahtǭ	—	*rahtōi	?
2nd singular	*rahtōsi	*rahtōs	*rahtō	*rahtōsai	*rahtōsau
3rd singular	*rahtōþi	*rahtō	*rahtōþau	*rahtōþai	*rahtōþau
1st dual	*rahtōs	*rahtōw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*rahtōþiz	*rahtōþiz	*rahtōþiz	—	—
1st plural	*rahtōmaz	*rahtōm	—	*rahtōnþai	*rahtōnþau
2nd plural	*rahtōþ	*rahtōþ	*rahtōþ	*rahtōnþai	*rahtōnþau
3rd plural	*rahtōnþi	*rahtōn	*rahtōnþau	*rahtōnþai	*rahtōnþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*rahtōdǭ	*rahtōdēdį̄
2nd singular	*rahtōdēz	*rahtōdēdīz
3rd singular	*rahtōdē	*rahtōdēdī
1st dual	*rahtōdēdū	*rahtōdēdīw
2nd dual	*rahtōdēdudiz	*rahtōdēdīdiz
1st plural	*rahtōdēdum	*rahtōdēdīm
2nd plural	*rahtōdēdud	*rahtōdēdīd
3rd plural	*rahtōdēdun	*rahtōdēdīn
	present	past
participles	*rahtōndz	*rahtōdaz

Related terms

• *rihtijaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *rahtōn
  • Old English: reahtian
  • Old High German: *rahtōn
    • Middle High German: rahten
• Gothic: 𐍂𐌰𐌷𐍄𐍉𐌽 (rahtōn)