Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/werk

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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 1[edit]

    From Proto-Germanic *werką.

    Noun[edit]

    *werk n[1]

    1. work
    Inflection[edit]
    Neuter a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *werk
    Genitive *werkas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *werk *werku
    Accusative *werk *werku
    Genitive *werkas *werkō
    Dative *werkē *werkum
    Instrumental *werku *werkum
    Derived terms[edit]
    Descendants[edit]

    Etymology 2[edit]

    From Proto-Germanic *werką.

    Noun[edit]

    *werk n

    1. rope
    2. rope material (e.g. flax, hemp, etc.)
    Inflection[edit]
    Neuter a-stem
    Singular
    Nominative *werk
    Genitive *werkas
    Singular Plural
    Nominative *werk *werku
    Accusative *werk *werku
    Genitive *werkas *werkō
    Dative *werkē *werkum
    Instrumental *werku *werkum
    Derived terms[edit]
    Descendants[edit]

    References[edit]

    1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 208:*werk