Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werką
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Proto-Germanic
[edit]Pronunciation
[edit]Etymology 1
[edit]From Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (“work”), from Proto-Indo-European *werǵ- (“to make, work”) (whence *wurkijaną). Cognate with Ancient Greek ἔργον (érgon).[1]
Noun
[edit]*werką n
Inflection
[edit]neuter a-stemDeclension of *werką (neuter a-stem) | |||
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singular | plural | ||
nominative | *werką | *werkō | |
vocative | *werką | *werkō | |
accusative | *werką | *werkō | |
genitive | *werkas, *wirkis | *werkǫ̂ | |
dative | *werkai | *werkamaz | |
instrumental | *werkō | *werkamiz |
Derived terms
[edit]Related terms
[edit]Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *werk
- Old Norse: verk
Etymology 2
[edit]Uncertain. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *werǵʰ-nó- (> pre-Germanic *werkka-), from *werǵʰ- (“to bind, squeeze”), whence also *wurgijaną (“to strangle”). Alternatively, from Proto-Indo-European *wer(k/ḱ)-nó-, from a root *wer(k/ḱ), and cognate with Welsh cywarch (“hemp, rope”).[2]
Noun
[edit]*werką n
Inflection
[edit]neuter a-stemDeclension of *werką (neuter a-stem) | |||
---|---|---|---|
singular | plural | ||
nominative | *werką | *werkō | |
vocative | *werką | *werkō | |
accusative | *werką | *werkō | |
genitive | *werkas, *wirkis | *werkǫ̂ | |
dative | *werkai | *werkamaz | |
instrumental | *werkō | *werkamiz |
Related terms
[edit]- *werganą (possibly)
- *wirkiją
- *wurgijaną (possibly)
- *wurkiją
Descendants
[edit]- Proto-West Germanic: *werk
- → Proto-Finnic: *vërka (see there for further descendants)
References
[edit]- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*werka- 1”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 580
- ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*werka- 2”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)[2], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 580
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- Proto-Germanic terms with IPA pronunciation
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms inherited from Proto-Indo-European
- Proto-Germanic terms derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *werǵ-
- Proto-Germanic lemmas
- Proto-Germanic nouns
- Proto-Germanic neuter nouns
- Proto-Germanic a-stem nouns
- Proto-Germanic terms with unknown etymologies