Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwan

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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwan

This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwan.

Adverb

*hwan

1. when

Derived terms

• *hwannē
  • Old English: hwænne, hwenne, hwonne
    • Middle English: whenne, whanne
      • English: when
      • Scots: whan
  • Old Frisian: hwenne
  • Old Saxon: hwanne
  • Old High German: hwanne, hwenne, wanne, wenne
    • Middle High German: wanne, wenne
      • Cimbrian: bénne, benn
      • German: wann, wenn
      • Luxembourgish: wann
      • Pennsylvania German: wann
      • Yiddish: ווען‎ (ven)

Descendants

• Old Saxon: hwan
  • Middle Low German: wan
    • Low German: wann, wenn
• Old Dutch: *wan
  • Middle Dutch: wann
    • Dutch: wen (archaic)
    • Limburgish: wen

References