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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rihtijaną

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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 *rehtaz (straight) +‎ *-janą.[1]

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈrix.ti.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

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*rihtijaną

  1. to straighten, to set straight
  2. to align, to direct

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*rehta-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 408:*rehtjan-