Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rōdijaną

This Proto-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-Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *h₂roh₁dʰéyeti, from *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to think, arrange”). Equivalent to *rēdaną (“to decide, advise”) +‎ *-janą. Cognate with Proto-Slavic *raditi.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɔː.ði.jɑ.nɑ̃/

Verb

*rōdijaną

to speak, talk about

Inflection

Conjugation of *rōdijaną (weak class 1)
present tense	indicative	subjunctive	imperative	indicative	subjunctive
	active voice			passive voice
1st singular	*rōdijō	*rōdijaų	—	*rōdijai	?
2nd singular	*rōdīsi	*rōdijais	*rōdī	*rōdijasai	*rōdijaisau
3rd singular	*rōdīþi	*rōdijai	*rōdijaþau	*rōdijaþai	*rōdijaiþau
1st dual	*rōdijōs	*rōdijaiw	—	—	—
2nd dual	*rōdijaþiz	*rōdijaiþiz	*rōdijaþiz	—	—
1st plural	*rōdijamaz	*rōdijaim	—	*rōdijanþai	*rōdijainþau
2nd plural	*rōdīþ	*rōdijaiþ	*rōdīþ	*rōdijanþai	*rōdijainþau
3rd plural	*rōdijanþi	*rōdijain	*rōdijanþau	*rōdijanþai	*rōdijainþau

past tense	indicative	subjunctive
1st singular	*rōdidǭ	*rōdidēdį̄
2nd singular	*rōdidēz	*rōdidēdīz
3rd singular	*rōdidē	*rōdidēdī
1st dual	*rōdidēdū	*rōdidēdīw
2nd dual	*rōdidēdudiz	*rōdidēdīdiz
1st plural	*rōdidēdum	*rōdidēdīm
2nd plural	*rōdidēdud	*rōdidēdīd
3rd plural	*rōdidēdun	*rōdidēdīn

	present	past
participles	*rōdijandz	*rōdidaz

Derived terms

Descendants

Old Norse: rǿða
- Icelandic: ræða
- Faroese: røða
Gothic: 𐍂𐍉𐌳𐌾𐌰𐌽 (rōdjan)

References

Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN