Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rakō
Appearance
Proto-Germanic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”), probably equivalent in exact formation to the "argument" sense of Etymology 2.[1]
Noun
[edit]*rakō f
Inflection
[edit]ō-stemDeclension of *rakō (ō-stem) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | *rakō | *rakôz | |
vocative | *rakō | *rakôz | |
accusative | *rakǭ | *rakōz | |
genitive | *rakōz | *rakǫ̂ | |
dative | *rakōi | *rakōmaz | |
instrumental | *rakō | *rakōmiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: racu
Etymology 2
[edit]A nominalization of *rakaz (“straight, direct”), from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”).[2]
Noun
[edit]*rakō f
Inflection
[edit]ō-stemDeclension of *rakō (ō-stem) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | *rakō | *rakôz | |
vocative | *rakō | *rakôz | |
accusative | *rakǭ | *rakōz | |
genitive | *rakōz | *rakǫ̂ | |
dative | *rakōi | *rakōmaz | |
instrumental | *rakō | *rakōmiz |
Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Old English: racu; reahtiġan
- Old Saxon: raka
- Old High German: rahha, racha
- Middle High German: rache
- Proto-Norse: *ᚱᚨᚲᚢ (*raku)
- Gothic: *𐍂𐌰𐌺- (*rak-) (uncertain lemma; possibly attested in given names)
Etymology 3
[edit]Related to *rekaną (“to rake”), ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *h₃reǵ- (“to straighten, direct”).[3]
Noun
[edit]*rakō f
- a device used for straightening; rake (implement)
Inflection
[edit]ō-stemDeclension of *rakō (ō-stem) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | *rakō | *rakôz | |
vocative | *rakō | *rakôz | |
accusative | *rakǭ | *rakōz | |
genitive | *rakōz | *rakǫ̂ | |
dative | *rakōi | *rakōmaz | |
instrumental | *rakō | *rakōmiz |
Descendants
[edit]- Old English: racu; (raca; ræce)
- Old Saxon: raka, reka (possibly through interference with *rekô)
- Old Dutch: *raka
- Old Norse: raka; reka (possibly through interference with *rekô)
References
[edit]- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rakan ~ *rakō II”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 296
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rakan ~ *rakō I”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 296
- ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*rakō”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology[3], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 296