Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwan

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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 *hwaz +‎ *-n. Compare with Latin quandō and Old Irish cuin.

Pronunciation

Adverb

*hwan

  1. when, at what time (interrogative)

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hwan
    • Old Frisian: hwon
    • Old Saxon: hwan
    • Old Dutch: *wan
      • Middle Dutch: wann
        • Dutch: wen (archaic)
        • Limburgish: wen
  • Gothic: 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan)