Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rēfaz

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Indo-European *h₁rep-.[1]

Pronunciation[edit]

Noun[edit]

*rēfaz n

  1. (North Germanic) rafters, inside of a roof

Inflection[edit]

z-stemDeclension of *rēfaz (z-stem)
singular plural
nominative *rēfaz *rēfizō
vocative *rēfaz *rēfizō
accusative *rēfaz *rēfizō
genitive *rēfiziz *rēfizǫ̂
dative *rēfizi *rēfizumaz
instrumental *rēfizē *rēfizumiz

Descendants[edit]

  • Old Norse: ráfr, ræfr, rjáfr, ráf

References[edit]

  1. ^ Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rēfiz-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 408