Reconstruction:Proto-Norse/ᚹᚢᚱᚲᛁᛃᚨᛉ

This Proto-Norse 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-Norse

Etymology

*ᚹᚢᚱᚲᛁᛃᚨᚾ (*wurkijan, to work, compose) +‎ -ᛃᚨᛉ (-jaʀ, -er).

Noun

*ᚹᚢᚱᚲᛁᛃᚨᛉ (*wurkijaʀm

  1. worker
  2. composer (of laws, poetry)

Descendants

  • Old Norse: yrkir