Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raih-

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Alternative forms

*raig-

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *reyk- (“to tear, scratch; streak”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɑi̯x-/

Noun

*raih- ?

streak; row

Derived terms

*raihō
*raihsmō
*raigwō/*raiwō

Related terms

*rīgō

Descendants

Old English: rāw, rǣw (< *raiwō)
- Middle English: raw, rawe, rewe, rowe
  - English: row
  - Scots: raw, raue, rau
Old Saxon: *rēsama (< *raihsmō)
- Middle Low German: rêseme
Old Dutch: *rēsama (< *raihsmō)
- Middle Dutch: reesem, rese, reese
  - Dutch: resem
Old Norse: *rá (< *raihō)
- Norwegian: rå (dialectal)

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