Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/werkōn

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Germanic *werkōną, equivalent to *werk (work) +‎ *-ōn.

Verb

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*werkōn

  1. to work

Inflection

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Class 2 weak
Infinitive *werkōn
1st sg. past *werkōdā
Infinitive *werkōn
Genitive infin. *werkōnijas
Dative infin. *werkōnijē
Instrum. infin. *werkōniju
Indicative Present Past
1st singular *werkō *werkōdā
2nd singular *werkōs *werkōdēs, *werkōdōs
3rd singular *werkōþ *werkōdē, *werkōdā
1st plural *werkōm *werkōdum
2nd plural *werkōþ *werkōdud
3rd plural *werkōnþ *werkōdun
Subjunctive Present Past
1st singular *werkō *werkōdī
2nd singular *werkōs *werkōdī
3rd singular *werkō *werkōdī
1st plural *werkōm *werkōdīm
2nd plural *werkōþ *werkōdīd
3rd plural *werkōn *werkōdīn
Imperative Present
Singular *werkō
Plural *werkōþ
Present Past
Participle *werkōndī *werkōd
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Descendants

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  • Old Frisian: werkia
  • Old Saxon: *werkon
  • Old Dutch: *werkon
  • Old High German: werkōn