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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werkōną

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 (“work”) +‎ *-ōną.

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈwɛr.kɔː.nɑ̃/

Verb

*werkōną[1]

  1. to work

Inflection
Conjugation of *werkōną (weak class 2)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *werkō*werkǭ—*werkōi ?
2nd singular *werkōsi*werkōs*werkō*werkōsai*werkōsau
3rd singular *werkōþi*werkō*werkōþau*werkōþai*werkōþau
1st dual *werkōs*werkōw———
2nd dual *werkōþiz*werkōþiz*werkōþiz——
1st plural *werkōmaz*werkōm—*werkōnþai*werkōnþau
2nd plural *werkōþ*werkōþ*werkōþ*werkōnþai*werkōnþau
3rd plural *werkōnþi*werkōn*werkōnþau*werkōnþai*werkōnþau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *werkōdǭ*werkōdēdį̄
2nd singular *werkōdēz*werkōdēdīz
3rd singular *werkōdē*werkōdēdī
1st dual *werkōdēdū*werkōdēdīw
2nd dual *werkōdēdudiz*werkōdēdīdiz
1st plural *werkōdēdum*werkōdēdīm
2nd plural *werkōdēdud*werkōdēdīd
3rd plural *werkōdēdun*werkōdēdīn
present past
participles *werkōndz*werkōdaz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *werkōn
    • Old Frisian: werkia
    • Old Saxon: *werkon
    • Old Dutch: *werkon
    • Old High German: werkōn
  • Old Norse: verka

References
  1. Orel, Vladimir (2003) “*werkōjanan”, in A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎, Leiden: Brill, →ISBN, page 457
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