Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raikijaną

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 *Hroyǵ-éye-ti, a causative o-grade of *Hreyǵ- (“to stretch out, reach”). Cognate with Lithuanian ráižytis (“to keep stretching”), réižti (“to stretch, tighten”), Old Irish rigid (“to stretch”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑɪ̯.ki.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*raikijaną

1. to stretch out; reach

Inflection

Conjugation of *raikijaną (weak class 1)

	active voice			passive voice
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*raikijō	*raikijaų	—	*raikijai	?
2nd singular	*raikīsi	*raikijais	*raikī	*raikijasai	*raikijaisau
3rd singular	*raikīþi	*raikijai	*raikijaþau	*raikijaþai	*raikijaiþau
1st dual	*raikijōs	*raikijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*raikijaþiz	*raikijaiþiz	*raikijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*raikijamaz	*raikijaim	—	*raikijanþai	*raikijainþau
2nd plural	*raikīþ	*raikijaiþ	*raikīþ	*raikijanþai	*raikijainþau
3rd plural	*raikijanþi	*raikijain	*raikijanþau	*raikijanþai	*raikijainþau
past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*raikidǭ	*raikidēdį̄
2nd singular	*raikidēz	*raikidēdīz
3rd singular	*raikidē	*raikidēdī
1st dual	*raikidēdū	*raikidēdīw
2nd dual	*raikidēdudiz	*raikidēdīdiz
1st plural	*raikidēdum	*raikidēdīm
2nd plural	*raikidēdud	*raikidēdīd
3rd plural	*raikidēdun	*raikidēdīn
	present	past
participles	*raikijandz	*raikidaz

Related terms

• *rakjaną

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *raikijan
  • Old English: rǣċan
    • Middle English: rechen
      • Scots: reche, reich
      • English: reach
  • Old Frisian: rēka, rētza
    • North Frisian: reke
    • Saterland Frisian: räkke
    • West Frisian: reke, rikke
  • Old Saxon: *rēkian
    • Middle Low German: rêken, rêiken
      • German Low German: recken
  • Old Dutch: *reiken
    • Middle Dutch: reiken
      • Dutch: reiken
        • Afrikaans: reik
  • Old High German: reichen, reihhen
    • Middle High German: reichen
      • Bavarian: reicha, reichn
      • Cimbrian: rékhan
      • German: reichen
      • Yiddish: גרייכן (greykhn)