Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/razdō

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 *Hres- (“to shout, speak”), extended as *Hros-dʰh₁-eh₂-. Compare Sanskrit रसना (rasanā, “tongue”), रसति (rásati, “to call out, scream, roar”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑz.dɔː/

Noun

*razdō f

1. voice
2. sound

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *razdō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*razdō	*razdôz
vocative	*razdō	*razdôz
accusative	*razdǭ	*razdōz
genitive	*razdōz	*razdǫ̂
dative	*razdōi	*razdōmaz
instrumental	*razdō	*razdōmiz

Synonyms

• *stamnijō, *stebnō

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *raʀdu
  • Old English: reord
    • Middle English: reorde, rearde, rorde, rerd
      • Scots: rerde, rerd, reird
      • English: reard
    • ⇒ Old English: reordian (“to speak”)
      • Middle English: rerden
  • Old High German: rarta
• Old Norse: rǫdd, radd-
  • Icelandic: rödd, radd-
  • Faroese: rødd
  • → Scots: rede (“sound; noise; din”)
• Gothic: 𐍂𐌰𐌶𐌳𐌰 (razda)