Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werką
Proto-Germanic
editPronunciation
editEtymology 1
editFrom Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (“work”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to make, work”) (whence *wurkijaną). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon).[1]
Noun
edit*werką n[1]
Inflection
editsingular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | *werką | *werkō |
vocative | *werką | *werkō |
accusative | *werką | *werkō |
genitive | *werkas, *wirkis | *werkǫ̂ |
dative | *werkai | *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- (> pre-Germanic *werkka-), from *werǵʰ- (“to bind, squeeze”), whence also *wurgijaną (“to strangle”). Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *wer(k/ḱ)-nó-, from a root *wer(k/ḱ), and cognate with Welsh cywarch (“hemp, rope”).[2]
Noun
edit*werką n[2]
Inflection
editsingular | plural | |
---|---|---|
nominative | *werką | *werkō |
vocative | *werką | *werkō |
accusative | *werką | *werkō |
genitive | *werkas, *wirkis | *werkǫ̂ |
dative | *werkai | *werkamaz |
instrumental | *werkō | *werkamiz |
Related terms
edit- *werganą (possibly)
- *wirkiją
- *wurgijaną (possibly)
- *wurkiją
Descendants
edit- Proto-West Germanic: *werk
- → Proto-Finnic: *vërka (see there for further descendants)
References
edit- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*werka- 1”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 580
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Kroonen, Guus (2013) “*werka- 2”, in Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 580
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- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *werǵ-
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic nouns
- Proto-Germanic neuter nouns
- Proto-Germanic a-stem nouns
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