Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/regn
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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[edit]
Etymology[edit]
From Proto-Germanic *regną.
Noun[edit]
*regn m[1]
Inflection[edit]
| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *regn | |
| Genitive | *regnas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *regn | *regnō, *regnōs |
| Accusative | *regn | *regnā |
| Genitive | *regnas | *regnō |
| Dative | *regnē | *regnum |
| Instrumental | *regnu | *regnum |
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
- Old English: reġn, rēn, reġen
- Old Frisian: rein
- Old Saxon: regan, regin
- Old Dutch: regan
- Old High German: regan, regin
References[edit]
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 212: “PWGmc *regn”