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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rekaną

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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

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Etymology

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    From Proto-Indo-European *h₃réǵeti (to make straight), via semantic shift "make straight" > "erect (a pile)" > "rake and pile up".[1]

    Verb

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    *rekaną

    1. to rake up, to pile up, to heap up

    Inflection

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    Conjugation of *rekaną (strong class 5)
    active voice passive voice
    present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *rekō *rekaų *rekai ?
    2nd singular *rikizi *rekaiz *rek *rekazai *rekaizau
    3rd singular *rikidi *rekai *rekadau *rekadai *rekaidau
    1st dual *rekōz *rekaiw
    2nd dual *rekadiz *rekaidiz *rekadiz
    1st plural *rekamaz *rekaim *rekandai *rekaindau
    2nd plural *rikid *rekaid *rikid *rekandai *rekaindau
    3rd plural *rekandi *rekain *rekandau *rekandai *rekaindau
    past tense indicative subjunctive
    1st singular *rak *rēkį̄
    2nd singular *raht *rēkīz
    3rd singular *rak *rēkī
    1st dual *rēkū *rēkīw
    2nd dual *rēkudiz *rēkīdiz
    1st plural *rēkum *rēkīm
    2nd plural *rēkud *rēkīd
    3rd plural *rēkun *rēkīn
    present past
    participles *rekandz *rekanaz
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    Descendants

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    References

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    1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013), “*rekan-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 409