Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rēsō

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 *h₁reh₁s- (“to flow, rush”). Related to Ancient Greek ἐρωή (erōḗ, “rush, impulse”); see there for more cognates.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɛː.sɔː/

Noun

*rēsō f

1. a running
2. a course
3. a rush (of water)

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *rēsō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*rēsō	*rēsôz
vocative	*rēsō	*rēsôz
accusative	*rēsǭ	*rēsōz
genitive	*rēsōz	*rēsǫ̂
dative	*rēsōi	*rēsōmaz
instrumental	*rēsō	*rēsōmiz

Derived terms

• *rēsijaną
• *rēsōną

Related terms

• *rastō (possibly)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *rās m or n
  • Old English: rǣs m
    • Middle English: ræse, rese, resse, res
      • Scots: rese, res, reas, reace
  • Old Saxon: *rās
    • Middle Low German: râs n (“strong current”)
  • Old Dutch: *rās
    • >? Middle Dutch: ras (“maelstrom, vortex”)
      • >? Dutch: raes (“estuary”) (obsolete)
• Old Norse: rás f
  • Faroese: rás
  • French: raz
  • Icelandic: rás
  • → Middle English: ras, race (through merger with Middle English rees, res < Old English rǣs)
    • English: race
    • Scots: ras, rase, race
      • → Danish: race, ræs
      • → Dutch: race
      • → Swedish: race, rejs
      • → Norwegian: race, res