Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wurhtijō

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-Germanic

Alternative forms

• *wurhtwijô

Etymology

From *wurhtiz (“deed; act; work”) +‎ *-ijô.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwurx.ti.jɔːː/

Noun

*wurhtijō m

1. worker; workman

Inflection

Declension of *wurhtijô (an-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*wurhtijô	*wurhtijaniz
Vocative	*wurhtijô	*wurhtijaniz
Accusative	*wurhtijanų	*wurhtijanunz
Genitive	*wurhtīniz	*wurhtijanǫ̂
Dative	*wurhtīni	*wurhtijammaz
Instrumental	*wurhtīnē	*wurhtijammiz

Synonyms

• *wurhstwijô

Related terms

• *wurhstwą
• *wurhtaz
• *wurkijaną

Descendants

• Old English: wyrhta, werhta, wryhta, wyrcta
  • Middle English: wurhte, wruhte, wriȝte, wrighte
    • Scots: wricht, wrycht, wrecht
    • English: wright
• Old Frisian: wrichta
• Old Saxon: wurhtio
• Old Dutch: *wurhto
  • Middle Dutch: wrochte, wrechte, wrecht
    • Dutch: wrecht
• Old High German: wurhto
  • Middle High German: *würhte (in combinations)