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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rahną

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

Etymology

Uncertain; possibly from Proto-Indo-European *Hrók-no-m, from *Hrek- (“to decide, to lead”), whence also *raginą.[1][2]

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈrɑx.nɑ̃/

Noun

*rahną n[2]

  1. robbery, theft
    Synonym: *fehufangą
  2. plundering, booty

Inflection
neuter a-stemDeclension of *rahną (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *rahną *rahnō
vocative *rahną *rahnō
accusative *rahną *rahnō
genitive *rahnas, *rahnis *rahnǫ̂
dative *rahnai *rahnamaz
instrumental *rahnō *rahnamiz

Derived terms

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *rahn
    • Old High German: rahan (“booty”)
  • Old Norse: rán
  • →? Finnish: rahna (“money”)[3]

References
  1. Pokorny, Julius (1959) “2. rē̆k-”, in Indogermanisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Indo-European Etymological Dictionary] (in German), volume 3, Bern, München: Francke Verlag, page 863
  2. Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*rahna-”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 402
  3. Hellquist, Elof (1922) “rån”, in Svensk etymologisk ordbok [Swedish etymological dictionary]‎ (in Swedish), Lund: C. W. K. Gleerups förlag, page 673
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