Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

Etymology

    From Proto-Germanic *rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *Hréh₁dʰos, from *Hreh₁dʰ- (“to think, arrange”). Note the North/West-Germanic shift of Proto-Germanic *ē to ā, also seen in Old High German rāt, Old English rǣd (with Anglo-Frisian brightening).

    Noun

    *ᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ (*radaʀ /*rādaz/) m

    1. advice, counsel

    Derived terms

    Descendants

    • Old Norse: ráð n
      • Icelandic: ráð
      • Faroese: ráð
      • Norwegian Bokmål: råd
      • Jamtish: raoð
      • Old Swedish: rāþ
      • Old Danish: rath
      • Old Gutnish: raþ
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