Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/wurhtiz

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.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *wurhtaz, from Proto-Indo-European *wr̥ǵtós, from *werǵ-.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈwurx.tiz/

Noun

*wurhtiz f

1. deed; act

Inflection

i-stemDeclension of *wurhtiz (i-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*wurhtiz	*wurhtīz
vocative	*wurhti	*wurhtīz
accusative	*wurhtį	*wurhtinz
genitive	*wurhtīz	*wurhtijǫ̂
dative	*wurhtī	*wurhtimaz
instrumental	*wurhtī	*wurhtimiz

Synonyms

• *wurhstwą

Derived terms

• *frawurhtiz

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *wurhti
  • Old English: wyrht;
    • Middle English: wrihte, wrihhte
  • Old Saxon: wurht
  • Old High German: wurht, wuruht
    • Middle High German: wurht
• Old Norse: *urt
  • ⇒ Old Norse: forurtir f pl
• Gothic: 𐍅𐌰𐌿𐍂𐌷𐍄𐍃 (waurhts)