Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/ork
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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-West Germanic
[edit]Etymology
[edit]Borrowed from Latin orca (“butt, tun”). Parallel borrowing with Gothic 𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌺𐌾𐌿𐍃 (aurkjus, “jug”).
Noun
[edit]*ork m
Inflection
[edit]| Masculine a-stem | ||
|---|---|---|
| Singular | ||
| Nominative | *ork | |
| Genitive | *orkas | |
| Singular | Plural | |
| Nominative | *ork | *orkō, *orkōs |
| Accusative | *ork | *orkā |
| Genitive | *orkas | *orkō |
| Dative | *orkē | *orkum |
| Instrumental | *orku | *orkum |