Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/handuwerką

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 *handuz +‎ *werką.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxɑn.du.wɛr.kɑ̃/

Noun

*handuwerką n

handwork; manual labour
handiwork, creation

Inflection

neuter a-stemDeclension of *handuwerką (neuter a-stem)
	singular	plural
nominative	*handuwerką	*handuwerkō
vocative	*handuwerką	*handuwerkō
accusative	*handuwerką	*handuwerkō
genitive	handuwerkas, handuwirkis	*handuwerkǫ̂
dative	*handuwirkai	*handuwerkamaz
instrumental	*handuwerkō	*handuwerkamiz

Descendants

Old English: handweorc, handƿeorc
- Middle English: hondwerk, handwerke, hondewerk, andwork, handwarke, handwerk, hand-warke, handewerrc
  - English: handwork
  - Scots: handwerk, handwark
Old Frisian: *handwerk, *hondwerk
- Saterland Frisian: Hondwierk
- West Frisian: handwurk
Old Saxon: *handwerk
- Middle Low German: hantwerk
  - German Low German: Handwark
  - → Swedish: hantverk
Old Dutch: *handwerk
- Middle Dutch: hantwerc
  - Dutch: handwerk
Old High German: hantwerc, hantwerch
- Middle High German: hantwerc
  - German: Handwerk
Old Norse: handaverk
- Icelandic: handverk
- Old Swedish: handaværk

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