Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hraddjan

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 *hradjaną.

Verb

*hraddjan

1. to save, rescue

Inflection

Class 1 weak
Infinitive	*hraddjan
1st sg. past	*hraddā
Infinitive	*hraddjan
Genitive infin.	*hraddjannjas
Dative infin.	*hraddjannjē
Instrum. infin.	*hraddjannju
Indicative	Present	Past
1st singular	*hraddju	*hraddā
2nd singular	*hradisi	*hraddēs, *hraddōs
3rd singular	*hradiþi	*hraddē, *hraddā
1st plural	*hraddjum	*hraddum
2nd plural	*hradiþ	*hraddud
3rd plural	*hraddjanþ	*hraddun
Subjunctive	Present	Past
1st singular	*hraddjē	*hraddī
2nd singular	*hraddjēs	*hraddī
3rd singular	*hraddjē	*hraddī
1st plural	*hraddjēm	*hraddīm
2nd plural	*hraddjēþ	*hraddīd
3rd plural	*hraddjēn	*hraddīn
Imperative	Present
Singular	*hradi
Plural	*hradiþ
	Present	Past
Participle	*hraddjandī	*hradd

Descendants

• Old English: hreddan
  • Middle English: redden, redde, reddenn (Ormulum)
    • English: redd, red; rid
    • Scots: redd, red
• Old Frisian: hredda, reda
  • Saterland Frisian: rädje
  • West Frisian: rêde
• Old Saxon: *hreddian
  • Middle Low German: redden
    • Low German: redden
    • → Danish: redde
      • → Icelandic: redda
    • → Swedish: rädda
    • → Norwegian: redde
• Old Dutch: *redden
  • Middle Dutch: redden
    • Dutch: redden
      • Afrikaans: red
• Old High German: retten
  • Middle High German: retten
    • German: retten
    • Luxembourgish: retten