Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/Rīn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *Rīnaz.

Proper noun

*Rīn m

1. the river Rhine

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*Rīn
Genitive	*Rīnas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*Rīn	—
Accusative	*Rīn	—
Genitive	*Rīnas	—
Dative	*Rīnē	—
Instrumental	*Rīnu	—

Descendants

Many of these terms are or were spelled with Rh- based on Ancient Greek Ῥῆνος (Rhênos). This is not however the ancestor of the word, judging from the -ī-.

• Old English: Rīn
  • English: Rhine
• Old Dutch: *Rīn
  • Middle Dutch: Rijn
    • Dutch: Rijn, Rhijn
      • Afrikaans: Ryn
    • Limburgish: Rien
• Old High German: Rīn
  • Middle High German: Rīn
    • Alemannic German: Rhy
      • Swabian: Rhãẽ
    • Central Franconian: Rheng, Rhing, Rhien, Rhein
      • Luxembourgish: Rhäin
    • German: Rhein
    • Rhine Franconian: Rhoi, Rhei, Rhein, Rhien