Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/wurhtijō

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From *wurhti (“deed, act”) +‎ *-jō.

Noun

*wurhtijō m

  1. worker, workman

Inflection

Masculine an-stem
Singular
Nominative *wurhtijō
Genitive *wurhtijini, *wurhtijan
Singular Plural
Nominative *wurhtijō *wurhtijan
Accusative *wurhtijan *wurhtijan
Genitive *wurhtijini, *wurhtijan *wurhtijanō
Dative *wurhtijini, *wurhtijan *wurhtijum
Instrumental *wurhtijini, *wurhtijan *wurhtijum

Descendants

  • Old English: wyrhta, werhta, wryhta, wyrchta
    • Middle English: wurhte, wruhte, wriȝte, wrighte
  • Old Frisian: wrichta
  • Old Saxon: wurhtio
  • Old Dutch: *wurhto
  • Old High German: wurhto
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