Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werkadagaz

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 *werką +‎ *dagaz.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwer.kɑ.ˌdɑ.ɣɑz/

Noun

*werkadagaz m

  1. workday

Inflection

Declension of *werkadagaz (masculine a-stem)
singular plural
nominative *werkadagaz *werkadagōz, *werkadagōs
vocative *werkadag *werkadagōz, *werkadagōs
accusative *werkadagą *werkadaganz
genitive *werkadagas, *werkadagis *werkadagǫ̂
dative *werkadagai *werkadagamaz
instrumental *werkadagō *werkadagamiz

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *werkadag
    • Old English: weorcdæġ
      • Middle English: werkday
    • Old High German: werctag
      • Middle High German: werctag
  • Old Norse: verkdagr