Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rahną
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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
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *Hrók-no-m, from *Hrek- (“to decide, to lead”), whence also *raginą.[1][2]
Pronunciation
[edit]Noun
[edit]*rahną n[2]
- robbery, theft
- Synonym: *fehufangą
- plundering, booty
Inflection
[edit]| neuter a-stemDeclension of *rahną (neuter a-stem) | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| singular | plural | ||
| nominative | *rahną | *rahnō | |
| vocative | *rahną | *rahnō | |
| accusative | *rahną | *rahnō | |
| genitive | *rahnas, *rahnis | *rahnǫ̂ | |
| dative | *rahnai | *rahnamaz | |
| instrumental | *rahnō | *rahnamiz | |
Derived terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *rahn
- Old High German: rahan (“booty”)
- Old Norse: rán
- →? Finnish: rahna (“money”)[3]
References
[edit]- ^ Pokorny, Julius (1959) “2. rē̆k-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 863
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Guus Kroonen (2013) “*rahna-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 402
- ^ Hellquist, Elof (1922) “rån”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary][2] (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 673