Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/werk
Proto-West Germanic edit
Etymology 1 edit
From Proto-Germanic *werką.
Noun edit
*werk n[1]
Inflection edit
Neuter a-stem | ||
---|---|---|
Singular | ||
Nominative | *werk | |
Genitive | *werkas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *werk | *werku |
Accusative | *werk | *werku |
Genitive | *werkas | *werkō |
Dative | *werkē | *werkum |
Instrumental | *werku | *werkum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old English: weorc, worc
- Old Frisian: werk, wirk
- Old Saxon: werk
- Old Dutch: werc
- Old High German: werc, werh, werah
Etymology 2 edit
From Proto-Germanic *werką.
Noun edit
*werk n
Inflection edit
Neuter a-stem | ||
---|---|---|
Singular | ||
Nominative | *werk | |
Genitive | *werkas | |
Singular | Plural | |
Nominative | *werk | *werku |
Accusative | *werk | *werku |
Genitive | *werkas | *werkō |
Dative | *werkē | *werkum |
Instrumental | *werku | *werkum |
Derived terms edit
Descendants edit
- Old Frisian: *werk, *wirk
- Old Saxon: *werk
- Old Dutch: *werk
- Old High German: werh, werah, werc, werk
References edit
- ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 208: “*werk”