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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.
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Proto-Germanic
Etymology
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Noun
*wurkiją n
- work, profession, occupation
Inflection
Declension of *wurkiją (neuter ja-stem)
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singular
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plural
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| nominative
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*wurkiją
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*wurkijō
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| vocative
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*wurkiją
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*wurkijō
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| accusative
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*wurkiją
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*wurkijō
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| genitive
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*wurkijas, *wurkīs
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*wurkijǫ̂
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| dative
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*wurkijai
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*wurkijamaz
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| instrumental
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*wurkijō
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*wurkijamiz
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Descendants
- Proto-West Germanic: *wurkī
- Old High German: *wurki
- ⇒ Old High German: āwurki
- Middle High German: āwurke, āwürke
- Old Norse: yrki
- Faroese: yrki
- Norwegian:
- Norwegian Bokmål: yrke
- Norwegian Nynorsk: yrke
- Swedish: yrke