Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/raʀn
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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
From Proto-Germanic *razną.
Noun
*raʀn n[1]
Inflection
| Neuter a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *raʀn | |
| Genitive | *raʀnas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *raʀn | *raʀnu |
| Accusative | *raʀn | *raʀnu |
| Genitive | *raʀnas | *raʀnō |
| Dative | *raʀnē | *raʀnum |
| Instrumental | *raʀnu | *raʀnum |
Descendants
- Old English: ærn, earn, ern
- >? Old English: ræsn
- Middle English: rasen, rasyn, resen, resin, reson, reason; rasewe, reswe
- English: rasen, reason
- Scots: rase
- ⇒ Middle English: rasewepece, reson pece
- English: reason piece, raising piece
- Middle English: rasen, rasyn, resen, resin, reson, reason; rasewe, reswe
References
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 84: “PWGmc *razn”