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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hrainiþu

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *hrainiþō. Equivalent to *hrainī (clean, pure) +‎ *-iþu.

Noun

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*hrainiþu f

  1. cleansing, purification

Inflection

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ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *hrainiþu
Genitive *hrainiþā
Singular Plural
Nominative *hrainiþu *hrainiþō
Accusative *hrainiþā *hrainiþā
Genitive *hrainiþā *hrainiþō
Dative *hrainiþē *hrainiþōm, *hrainiþum
Instrumental *hrainiþu *hrainiþōm, *hrainiþum

Descendants

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  • Old High German: hreinida, reinida