Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rīhu

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-Indo-European *reyk- (“to scratch, carve, tear”). Alternatively, derived from *rīhan (“to line up”).

Noun

*rīhu f

1. line, row

Inflection

ō-stem
	Singular
Nominative	*rīhu
Genitive	*rīhā
	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*rīhu	*rīhō
Accusative	*rīhā	*rīhā
Genitive	*rīhā	*rīhō
Dative	*rīhē	*rīhōm, *rīhum
Instrumental	*rīhu	*rīhōm, *rīhum

Related terms

• *raiwu
  • Old English: rǣw, rāw
    • Middle English: rewe, rawe
      • English: row, (dialectal) rey
      • Scots: raw
• *rigi
  • Old English: riġe m
• *rigu
• *rīgu
• *rīhan

Descendants

• Old Dutch: *rīa
  • Middle Dutch: rië, rij
    • Dutch: rij
      • Afrikaans: ry
      • → West Frisian: rij, rije
• Old High German: *rīha
  • Middle High German: rīhe
    • German: Reihe