Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dagawerką

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

Etymology

From *dagaz +‎ *werką.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ.ɣɑ.ˌwer.kɑ̃/

Noun

*dagawerką n

1. a day's work

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *dagawerką (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*dagawerką	*dagawerkō
vocative	*dagawerką	*dagawerkō
accusative	*dagawerką	*dagawerkō
genitive	*dagawerkas, *dagawirkis	*dagawerkǫ̂
dative	*dagawerkai	*dagawerkamaz
instrumental	*dagawerkō	*dagawerkamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *dagawerk
  • Old English: dæġweorc
    • Middle English: daywerk, daywork
      • English: daywork
  • Old Saxon: dagwerk
    • Middle Low German: dāgewerk, dachwerk
      • German Low German: Dagwark
  • Old Dutch: *dagawerk
    • Middle Dutch: dach werck
      • Dutch: dagwerk
  • Old High German: tagawerk
    • Middle High German: tagewerc, tagewerch
      • German: Tagewerk, Tagwerk
• Old Norse: dagverk
  • Icelandic: dagverk
  • ⇒ Icelandic: dagsverk
  • ⇒ Swedish: dagsverke