Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raginą

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 Pre-Germanic *Hrokéno-, from Proto-Indo-European *Hrok-, possibly further to *Hrek- (“to speak”). Related to Old Church Slavonic рокъ (rokŭ, “time”), Russian рок (rok, “fate”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑ.ɣi.nɑ̃/

Noun

*raginą n

1. decision, advice, counsel
2. the gods, the ruling powers (plural only)

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *raginą (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*raginą	*raginō
vocative	*raginą	*raginō
accusative	*raginą	*raginō
genitive	*raginas, *raginis	*raginǫ̂
dative	*raginai	*raginamaz
instrumental	*raginō	*raginamiz

Derived terms

• *raginōną
• *Raginaharduz
• *Raginaharjaz
• *Raginawaldaz
• *raginakundaz

Related terms

• *rahną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic:
  • Old English: reġen-, reġn- (found in compounds)
• Proto-Norse: *ᚱᚨᚷᛁᚾᚨ (*ragina)
  • Old Norse: regin
• Gothic: 𐍂𐌰𐌲𐌹𐌽 (ragin)
• Vandalic: *ragin- (in personal names)