Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wurkiją

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

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Noun

*wurkiją n

1. work, profession, occupation

Inflection

neuter ja-stemDeclension of *wurkiją (neuter ja-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wurkiją	*wurkijō
vocative	*wurkiją	*wurkijō
accusative	*wurkiją	*wurkijō
genitive	*wurkijas, *wurkīs	*wurkijǫ̂
dative	*wurkijai	*wurkijamaz
instrumental	*wurkijō	*wurkijamiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wurkī
  • Old High German: *wurki
    • ⇒ Old High German: āwurki
      • Middle High German: āwurke, āwürke
• Old Norse: yrki
  • Faroese: yrki
  • Norwegian:
    • Norwegian Bokmål: yrke
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: yrke
  • Swedish: yrke