Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/raih-

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

Alternative forms

• *raig-

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈrɑi̯x-/

Noun

*raih- ?

1. streak; row

Derived terms

• *raihō
  • Old Norse: *rá
    • Norwegian: rå (dialectal)
• *raihsmō
  • Old Saxon: *rēsama
    • Middle Low German: rêseme
  • Old Dutch: *rēsama
    • Middle Dutch: reesem, rese, reese
      • Dutch: resem
• *raigwō, *raiwō
  • Old English: rāw, rǣw
    • Middle English: raw, rawe, rewe, rowe
      • English: row
      • Scots: raw
      • Yola: reoue, rooe

Related terms

• *rīgō