Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/wérgon

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This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (work).[1]

Noun

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*wérgon n

  1. work

Inflection

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O-stem, neuter
Nominative *wérgon
Genitive *wérgoyyo
Singular Dual Plural
Nominative *wérgon *wérgō *wérga
Vocative *wérgon *wérgō *wérga
Accusative *wérgon *wérgō *wérga
Genitive *wérgoyyo *wérgoyyun *wérgōn
Dative *wérgōi *wérgoyyun *wérgois
Locative *wérgoi, -ei ? *wérgoihi
Instrumental *wérgō ? *wérgōis

Descendants

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  • Ancient Greek: ἔργον (érgon)
    Doric Greek: ϝέργον (wérgon)
    Elean Greek: ϝάργον (wárgon)

References

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  1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἔργον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 450