Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ragin

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 *raginą.

Noun

*ragin n

  1. advice, counsel

Inflection

Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *ragin
Genitive *raginas
Singular Plural
Nominative *ragin *raginu
Accusative *ragin *raginu
Genitive *raginas *raginō
Dative *raginē *raginum
Instrumental *raginu *raginum
  • *raginōn

Descendants

  • Old English: *reġin (in given names)
    • Old English: reġn-, reġen-, reġin-, rēn- (see there for further descendants)
  • Old High German: *regin[1] (in given names)

References

  1. ^ Köbler, Gerhard (2014) “*regin”, in Althochdeutsches Wörterbuch[1] (in German), 6th edition