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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hrainiz

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

From Proto-Indo-European *krey- (to strip, touch).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxrɑi̯.niz/

Adjective

*hrainiz (comparative *hrainizô, superlative *hrainistaz)

  1. clean, not dirty
  2. pure
  3. innocent

Inflection


Derived terms

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hrainī
    • Old Saxon: hrēni
    • Old Dutch: reini
    • Old High German: reini
  • Old Norse: hreinn
  • Gothic: 𐌷𐍂𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 (hrains)
  • Proto-Finnic: *rainis (see there for further descendants)
  • Proto-Samic:
    • Northern Sami: ráinnas
    • Southern Sami: raajnes
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