Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werką
Proto-Germanic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (whence *wurkijaną). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon).
Noun
edit*werką n
Inflection
editneuter a-stemDeclension of *werką (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *werką | *werkō | |
vocative | *werką | *werkō | |
accusative | *werką | *werkō | |
genitive | *werkas, *wirkis | *werkǫ̂ | |
dative | *wirkai | *werkamaz | |
instrumental | *werkō | *werkamiz |
Derived terms
editRelated terms
editDescendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *werk
- Old Norse: verk
Etymology 2
editUncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ-nó-. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *werk-nó-, *werḱ-nó-.
Noun
edit*werką n
Inflection
editneuter a-stemDeclension of *werką (neuter a-stem) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | *werką | *werkō | |
vocative | *werką | *werkō | |
accusative | *werką | *werkō | |
genitive | *werkas, *wirkis | *werkǫ̂ | |
dative | *wirkai | *werkamaz | |
instrumental | *werkō | *werkamiz |
Related terms
edit- *werganą (possibly)
- *wirkiją
- *wurgijaną (possibly)
- *wurkiją
Descendants
editCategories:
- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *werǵ-
- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic nouns
- Proto-Germanic neuter nouns
- Proto-Germanic a-stem nouns
- Proto-Germanic terms with unknown etymologies