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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwataz

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 Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₁dós, adjectival derivation from *kʷeh₁d-, whence Proto-Germanic *hwētaną.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷɑ.tɑz/

Adjective

*hwataz

  1. quick, sharp, brave

Inflection


Descendants

  • Old English: hwæt
    • Middle English: hwat, whæt
  • Old Saxon: hwat (in compounds)
  • Old High German: hwaz, waz
    • Middle High German: was
  • Old Norse: hvatr
    • Icelandic: hvatur
    • Faroese: hvat- (as a prefix in hvatligur, hvatmæltur, hvattalandi)
    • Norwegian Nynorsk: kvat
    • Norwegian Bokmål: kvat

References

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN
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