Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/werk
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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[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”
Categories:
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *werǵ-
- Proto-West Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic terms derived from Proto-Germanic
- Proto-West Germanic lemmas
- Proto-West Germanic nouns
- Proto-West Germanic neuter nouns
- gmw-pro:Work
- Proto-West Germanic neuter a-stem nouns