Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/werkadagaz

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

workday

Inflection

Declension of *werkadagaz (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*werkadagaz	*werkadagōz, -ōs
Vocative	*werkadag	*werkadagōz, -ōs
Accusative	*werkadagą	*werkadaganz
Genitive	*werkadagas, -is	*werkadagǫ̂
Dative	*werkadagai	*werkadagamaz
Instrumental	*werkadagō	*werkadagamiz

Descendants

Old English: weorcdæġ
- Middle English: werkday
  - English: workday
Old High German: werctag
- Middle High German: werctag
  - German: Werktag
Old Norse: verkdagr

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