Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/akrawerką

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 *akraz (“field”) +‎ *werką (“work”).

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈɑk.rɑ.ˌwer.kɑ̃/

Noun

*akrawerką n[1]

  1. fieldwork

Inflection

Declension of *akrawerką (neuter a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *akrawerką *akrawerkō
vocative *akrawerką *akrawerkō
accusative *akrawerką *akrawerkō
genitive *akrawerkas, *akrawirkis *akrawerkǫ̂
dative *akrawerkai *akrawerkamaz
instrumental *akrawerkō *akrawerkamiz

Descendants

  • Old English: æcerweorc
  • Old Saxon: *akkarwerk
    • Middle Low German: ackerwerk
  • Old High German: *ackarwerk
    • Middle High German: ackerwerc
      • German: Ackerwerk
  • Old Norse: akrverk
    • Icelandic: akurverk

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) “*akra-werkan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 12
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