Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/raʀdu

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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

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *razdō (“sound, voice”).

Noun

*raʀdu f[1]

  1. sound
  2. voice
Inflection
ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *raʀdu
Genitive *raʀdā
Singular Plural
Nominative *raʀdu *raʀdō
Accusative *raʀdā *raʀdā
Genitive *raʀdā *raʀdō
Dative *raʀdē *raʀdōm, *raʀdum
Instrumental *raʀdu *raʀdōm, *raʀdum
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *razdō (“food, meal”).

Noun

*raʀdu f

  1. food
  2. meal
Inflection
ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *raʀdu
Genitive *raʀdā
Singular Plural
Nominative *raʀdu *raʀdō
Accusative *raʀdā *raʀdā
Genitive *raʀdā *raʀdō
Dative *raʀdē *raʀdōm, *raʀdum
Instrumental *raʀdu *raʀdōm, *raʀdum
Descendants
  • Old English: reord
    • ⇒ Old English: reordian (“to consume, dine, feast”)

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 84: “PWGmc *razdu”
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