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Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *rēdaz, from Proto-Indo-European *Hréh₁dʰos, from *Hreh₁dʰ- (to think, arrange). Note the North/West-Germanic shift of Proto-Germanic to ā, also seen in Old High German rāt, Old English rǣd (with Anglo-Frisian brightening).

Noun

*ᚱᚨᛞᚨᛉ (*radaʀ /*rādaz/) m

  1. advice, counsel

Derived terms

Descendants

  • Old Norse: ráð n
    • Icelandic: ráð
    • Faroese: ráð
    • Norwegian Bokmål: råd
    • Jamtish: raoð
    • Old Swedish: rāþ
    • Old Danish: rath
    • Old Gutnish: raþ
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