Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rās

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

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rēsō (“course, running, race”).

Noun

*rās m or n

  1. running
  2. flow, rush, current

Inflection

Masculine
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *rās
Genitive *rāsas
Singular Plural
Nominative *rās *rāsō, *rāsōs
Accusative *rās *rāsā
Genitive *rāsas *rāsō
Dative *rāsē *rāsum
Instrumental *rāsu *rāsum
Neuter
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *rās
Genitive *rāsas
Singular Plural
Nominative *rās *rāsu
Accusative *rās *rāsu
Genitive *rāsas *rāsō
Dative *rāsē *rāsum
Instrumental *rāsu *rāsum

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old English: rǣs m
    • Middle English: ræse, rese, resse, res
  • Old Saxon: *rās
    • Middle Low German: râs n (“strong current”)
  • Old Dutch: *rās
    • >? Middle Dutch: ras (“maelstrom, vortex”)
      • >? Dutch: raes (“estuary”) (obsolete)
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