Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/dagawerką

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 *dagaz +‎ *werką.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈdɑ.ɣɑ.ˌwer.kɑ̃/

Noun

*dagawerką n

a day's work

Inflection

Declension of *dagawerką (a-stem)

Case	Singular	Plural
Nominative	*dagawerką	*dagawerkō
Vocative	*dagawerką	*dagawerkō
Accusative	*dagawerką	*dagawerkō
Genitive	*dagawerkas, -is	*dagawerkǫ̂
Dative	*dagawerkai	*dagawerkamaz
Instrumental	*dagawerkō	*dagawerkamiz

Descendants

Old English: dæġweorc
- Middle English: daywerk, daywork
  - English: daywork
Old Saxon: dagwerk
- Middle Low German: dāgewerk, dachwerk
  - German Low German: Dagwark
Old Dutch: *dagawerk
- Middle Dutch: dach werck
  - Dutch: dagwerk
Old High German: tagawerk
- Middle High German: tagewerc, tagewerch
  - German: Tagewerk, Tagwerk
Old Norse: dagverk
- ⇒ Icelandic: dagsverk
- ⇒ Swedish: dagsverke