Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werkadagaz

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 *werką +‎ *dagaz.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwer.kɑ.ˌdɑ.ɣɑz/

Noun

*werkadagaz m

1. workday

Inflection

Declension of *werkadagaz (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*werkadagaz	*werkadagōz, -ōs
Vocative	*werkadag	*werkadagōz, -ōs
Accusative	*werkadagą	*werkadaganz
Genitive	*werkadagas, -is	*werkadagǫ̂
Dative	*werkadagai	*werkadagamaz
Instrumental	*werkadagō	*werkadagamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *werkadag
  • Old English: weorcdæġ
    • Middle English: werkday
      • English: workday
  • Old High German: werctag
    • Middle High German: werctag
      • German: Werktag
• Old Norse: verkdagr