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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werką

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

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwer.kɑ̃/

Etymology 1

From Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (whence *wurkijaną). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon).

Noun

*werką n

  1. work
Inflection
neuter 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
Derived terms
Descendants

Etymology 2

Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ-nó-. Alternatively from Proto-Indo-European *werk-nó-, *werḱ-nó-.

Noun

*werką n

  1. rope or cord, especially one made of hemp
Inflection
neuter 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
  • *werganą (possibly)
  • *wirkiją
    • Proto-West Germanic: *wirkī
      • Old Saxon: *wirki
      • Old Dutch: *wirki
        • Middle Dutch: wercke
      • ⇒ Old High German: āwirki
        • Middle High German: *āwirche
          • Swabian: Äwerg
  • *wurgijaną (possibly)
  • *wurkiją
Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *werk
    • Old Frisian: *werk, *wirk
    • Old Saxon: *werk
    • Old Dutch: *werk
      • Middle Dutch: werc
        • Dutch: werk
        • → French: warq (dialectal)
    • Old High German: werh, werah, werc, werk
      • Middle High German: werc, werch, werich
  • → Proto-Finnic: *vërka (see there for further descendants)
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