Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/rain

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 *rainaz, a variant of Proto-Germanic *rainō (“baulk, ridge”).

Noun

*rain m

  1. baulk, ridge

Inflection

Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *rain
Genitive *rainas
Singular Plural
Nominative *rain *rainō, *rainōs
Accusative *rain *rainā
Genitive *rainas *rainō
Dative *rainē *rainum
Instrumental *rainu *rainum

Descendants

  • Old Saxon: *rēn
  • Old Dutch: *rēn, *rein
  • Old High German: rein
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