Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīþ

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 *rīþaz.

Noun

*rīþ m

1. small river, stream

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*rīþ
Genitive	*rīþas
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*rīþ	*rīþō, *rīþōs
Accusative	*rīþ	*rīþā
Genitive	*rīþas	*rīþō
Dative	*rīþē	*rīþum
Instrumental	*rīþu	*rīþum

Derived terms

• *garīþī
  • Old English: ġerīþe (“river”)

Descendants

• Old English: rīþ
  • Middle English: rīth, rīthe
    • English: rith
• Old Frisian: rīth, rīd
  • Saterland Frisian: Riede
  • West Frisian: ryd, ride, riid, ried, rie
  • ⇒ Old Frisian: mēderīth, mēderīd
• Old Saxon: *rīth
  • Middle Low German: rîde, rîe, rige, rhyde, rüde
    • → German: Riede
• Old Dutch: rīth
  • Middle Dutch: rijt
    • Dutch: riet, rijt (dialectal)