Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rannislō

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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

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Etymology

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From *rannijaną (to make run, make flow), causative of *rinnaną (to run, flow), because a leak is what allows water to flow.[1]

Pronunciation

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Noun

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*rannislō f

  1. a run (of liquid), leak

Inflection

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ō-stemDeclension of *rannislō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *rannislō *rannislôz
vocative *rannislō *rannislôz
accusative *rannislǭ *rannislōz
genitive *rannislōz *rannislǫ̂
dative *rannislōi *rannislōmaz
instrumental *rannislō *rannislōmiz
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Descendants

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  • Old Norse: renzl f or n
  • >? German: Rinnsal n (small stream), (obsolete) rinsel, rintzl (rennet)

References

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  1. ^ Seebold, Elmar (1970) “RENN-A-”, in Vergleichendes und etymologisches Wörterbuch der germanischen starken Verben (Janua Linguarum. Series practica; 85) (in German), Paris, Den Haag: Mouton, →ISBN, page 376