Reconstruction:Proto-Hellenic/wérgon

This Proto-Hellenic 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-Hellenic

Etymology

    From Proto-Indo-European *wérǵom (“work”).[1]

    Noun

    *wérgon n

    1. work

    Inflection

    O-stem, neuter
    singular dual plural
    nominative *wérgon *wérgō *wérga
    vocative *wérgon *wérgō *wérga
    accusative *wérgon *wérgō *wérga
    genitive *wérgoyyo *wérgoyyun *wérgōn
    dative *wérgōi *wérgoyyun *wérgois
    locative *wérgoi, -ei *? *wérgoihi
    instrumental *wérgō *? *wérgōis

    Descendants

    • Ancient Greek: ἔργον (érgon)
      Doric Greek: ϝέργον (wérgon)
      Elean Greek: ϝάργον (wárgon)

    References

    1. ^ Beekes, Robert S. P. (2010) “ἔργον”, in Etymological Dictionary of Greek (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 10), with the assistance of Lucien van Beek, Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 450
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