Reconstruction:Proto-Indo-European/wérǵom

This Proto-Indo-European 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-Indo-European

Etymology

    Accent-retracted deadjectival noun from an adjective *werǵós (“done”), from *werǵ- (“to make”) +‎ *-ós (deverbal adjectival suffix).[1]

    Noun

    *wérǵom n (non-ablauting)

    1. work

    Inflection

    Thematic
    singular
    nominative *wérǵom
    genitive *wérǵosyo
    singular dual plural
    nominative *wérǵom *wérǵoy(h₁) *wérǵeh₂
    vocative *wérǵom *wérǵoy(h₁) *wérǵeh₂
    accusative *wérǵom *wérǵoy(h₁) *wérǵeh₂
    genitive *wérǵosyo *? *wérǵoHom
    ablative *wérǵead *? *wérǵomos, *wérǵobʰos
    dative *wérǵoey *? *wérǵomos, *wérǵobʰos
    locative *wérǵey, *wérǵoy *? *wérǵoysu
    instrumental *wérǵoh₁ *? *wérǵōys

    Descendants

    • Proto-Armenian:
    • ⇒ Proto-Balto-Slavic:
      • Eastern Baltic:
        • Latvian: var̂za (“fish trap”)
        • Lithuanian: váržas (“fish trap”)
      • Proto-Slavic: *vьrša (“fishing basket, osier fish-trap”) (possibly) (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Germanic: *werką (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Hellenic: *wérgon (see there for further descendants)
    • Proto-Indo-Iranian: *wárȷ́am
      • Proto-Iranian: *wárjam
        • Avestan: 𐬬𐬀𐬭𐬆𐬰𐬆𐬨 (varəzəm)
    • Tocharian:
      • Tocharian A: wark (“wickerwork”)

    References

    1. ^ Nussbaum, Alan (2017) “Agentive and Other Derivatives of “τόμος-Type” Nouns”, in Claire Le Feuvre, Daniel Petit and Georges-Jean Pinault, editors, Verbal Adjectives and Participles in Indo-European Languages. Proceedings of the Arbeitstagung of the Indo-European Society, Paris, 24–26 September 2014, Bremen: Hempen, page 248
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