Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/rēsō

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 *h₁reh₁s- (“to flow, rush”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈrɛː.sɔː/

Noun

*rēsō f

a running
a course
a rush (of water)

Inflection

ō-stemDeclension of *rēsō (ō-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*rēsō	*rēsôz
vocative	*rēsō	*rēsôz
accusative	*rēsǭ	*rēsōz
genitive	*rēsōz	*rēsǫ̂
dative	*rēsōi	*rēsōmaz
instrumental	*rēsō	*rēsōmiz

Derived terms

Related terms

*rastō (possibly)

Descendants

Proto-West Germanic: *rās m or n
- Old English: rǣs m
  - Middle English: ræse, rese, resse, res
    - Scots: rese, res, reas, reace
- Old Saxon: *rās
  - Middle Low German: râs n (“strong current”)
- Old Dutch: *rās
  - >? Middle Dutch: ras (“maelstrom, vortex”)
    - >? Dutch: raes (“estuary”) (obsolete)
Old Norse: rás f
- Faroese: rás
- Icelandic: rás
- → Middle English: ras, race (through merger with Middle English rees, res < Old English rǣs)
  - English: race
  - Scots: ras, rase, race
    - → Danish: race, ræs
    - → Dutch: race
    - → Swedish: race, rejs
    - → Norwegian: race, res

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