Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *Hréh₁dʰos, from *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to think, arrange”). Note the North/West-Germanic shift of Proto-Germanic *ē to ā, also seen in Old High German rāt, Old English rǣd (with Anglo-Frisian brightening).

Noun

*ᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ (*radaʀ /*rādaz/) m

1. advice, counsel

Derived terms

• ᚠᚱᚨᚹᚨᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ (frawaradaʀ /⁠Frawarādaʀ⁠/)
• ᚹᚨᛃᚨᚱᚨᛞᚨᛊ (wajaradas /⁠Wajarādas⁠/) (genitive singular)
• ᚺᚨᚷᛁᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ (hagiradaʀ /⁠Hagirādaʀ⁠/)

Descendants

• Old Norse: ráð n
  • Icelandic: ráð
  • Faroese: ráð
  • Norwegian Bokmål: råd
  • Jamtish: raoð
  • Old Swedish: rāþ
    • Swedish: råd
    • → Finnish: raati
  • Old Danish: rath
    • Danish: råd
  • Old Gutnish: raþ