Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwat

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 Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (“what”), *kʷod, neuter form of *kʷós (“who”), *kʷós, *kʷis.

Pronoun

*hwat

nominative and accusative singular neuter of *hwaz

Descendants

Old English: hwæt
- Middle English: what, whet
  - Scots: whit, fit, what
  - English: what
Old Frisian: hwet
- Saterland Frisian: wät
- West Frisian: wat
Old Saxon: hwat
- Middle Low German: wat
  - Low German: wat
Old Dutch: wat
- Middle Dutch: wat
  - Afrikaans: wat
  - Dutch: wat
  - Limburgish: waat
Old High German: waz, whaz, hwaz, hwat
- Middle High German: waz, wat
  - Alemannic German: waas, waa
  - Central Franconian: wat
  - Cimbrian: bas
  - Hunsrik: was
  - German: was
  - Luxembourgish: wat
  - Yiddish: וואָס‎ (vos)
Old Norse: hvat
- Icelandic: hvað
- Faroese: hvat
- Norwegian: hva, kva
- Old Swedish: hvat
  - Swedish: vad
- Danish: hvad
- Jamtish: hut, hvuð
- Westrobothnian: hvo