Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/reutan

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *reutaną.

Verb[edit]

*reutan

  1. to cry, wail

Inflection[edit]

Strong class 2
Infinitive *reutan
1st sg. past *raut
3rd pl. past *rutun
Past ptcple *rotan
Infinitive *reutan
Genitive infin. *reutannjas
Dative infin. *reutannjē
Instrum. infin. *reutannju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *reutu *raut
2nd singular *riutiʀi *rutī
3rd singular *riutidi *raut
1st plural *reutum *rutum
2nd plural *riutid *rutud
3rd plural *reutand *rutun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *reutē *rutī
2nd singular *reutēs *rutī
3rd singular *reutē *rutī
1st plural *reutēm *rutīm
2nd plural *reutēþ *rutīd
3rd plural *reutēn *rutīn
Imperative Present
Singular *riut
Plural *riutid
Present Past
Participle *reutandī *rotan

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: rēotan
  • Old Saxon: *riotan
  • Old High German: riozan, riuzan