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Appendix:Proto-Germanic/hwaz
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**** Afrikaans: {{l|af|wie}}, {{l|af|wat}}

 

**** Afrikaans: {{l|af|wie}}, {{l|af|wat}}

 

* Old High German: {{l|goh|wer|wēr}}, {{l|goh|waz}}, {{l|goh|wiu}}

 

* Old High German: {{l|goh|wer|wēr}}, {{l|goh|waz}}, {{l|goh|wiu}}

** German: {{l|de|wer}}, {{l|de|was}}, {{l|goh|wie}}

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** German: {{l|de|wer}}, {{l|de|was}}, {{l|de|wie}}

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** Yiddish: {{l|yi|ווער|tr=ver}}, {{l|yi|וואָס|tr=vos}}, {{l|yi|ווי|tr=vi}}

 

* Old Norse: {{l|non|hvar}}, {{l|non|hver}}, {{l|non|hverr}} (paradigm merged with {{termx|hwarjaz|lang=gem-pro}}), {{l|non|hvat}}, {{l|non|hví}}, {{l|non|hvé}}

 

* Old Norse: {{l|non|hvar}}, {{l|non|hver}}, {{l|non|hverr}} (paradigm merged with {{termx|hwarjaz|lang=gem-pro}}), {{l|non|hvat}}, {{l|non|hví}}, {{l|non|hvé}}

 

** Icelandic: {{l|is|hver}}, {{l|is|hvað}}, {{l|is|hví}}

 

** Icelandic: {{l|is|hver}}, {{l|is|hvað}}, {{l|is|hví}}


Latest revision as of 04:07, 31 December 2012

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This entry contains Proto-Germanic 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.

Contents

[edit] Proto-Germanic

[edit] Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, *kʷis.

[edit] Pronunciation

[edit] Pronoun

*hwaz

  1. (interrogative) who, what
  2. (interrogative, in genitive) whose
  3. (interrogative, in instrumental) with who, with what, how, in what way

[edit] Declension

The feminine forms were rare, and only used when the person being asked about was known to be female. For a person of unknown gender, the masculine forms were used.

Declension of *hwaz (irregular)

Case Masculine Feminine Neuter
Singular Plural Singular Plural Singular Plural
Nominative *hwaz *hwō *hwat
Accusative *hwanǭ *hwǭ *hwat
Genitive *hwes *hwezōz *hwes
Dative *hwammai *hwezōi *hwammai
Instrumental *hwē, *hwī, *hwō *hwezō *hwē, *hwī, *hwō

[edit] Derived terms

[edit] Related terms

[edit] Descendants

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