Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raþą

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 *Hróth₂om or *Hrótom, from the root *Hreth₂- or *Hret- (“to roll”). Compare Latin rota, perhaps from the collective of the same word.

Noun

*raþą n(West Germanic)

1. wheel

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *raþą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*raþą	*raþō
vocative	*raþą	*raþō
accusative	*raþą	*raþō
genitive	*raþas, *raþis	*raþǫ̂
dative	*raþai	*raþamaz
instrumental	*raþō	*raþamiz

Related terms

• *radaz
• *raduraz, *radulaz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *raþ
  • Old Frisian: reth
    • West Frisian: rêd
  • Old Saxon: rath
    • Middle Low German: rat
      • Plautdietsch: Raut
      • → Swedish: ratt
        • → Finnish: ratti
      • → Norwegian Bokmål: ratt
      • → Norwegian Nynorsk: ratt
      • → Danish: rat
      • → Elfdalian: ratt
  • Old Dutch: *rath
    • Middle Dutch: rat, rad
      • Dutch: rad
      • Limburgish: raad
  • Old High German: rad
    • Middle High German: rat
      • German: Rad
        • → Esperanto: rado
      • Hunsrik: Raat
      • Luxembourgish: Rad
      • Yiddish: ראָד (rod)