Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwat

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This Proto-West 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-West Germanic

Etymology 1

From Proto-Germanic *hwat.

Pronoun

*hwat

  1. what (interrogative)
Inflection
Descendants

Etymology 2

From Proto-Germanic *hwataz.

Adjective

*hwat

  1. quick, sharp, brave
Inflection
a-stem
Singular Masculine
Nominative *hwat
Genitive *hwatas
Singular Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hwat *hwatu *hwat
Accusative *hwatanā *hwatā *hwat
Genitive *hwatas *hwateʀā *hwatas
Dative *hwatumē *hwateʀē *hwatumē
Instrumental *hwatu *hwateʀu *hwatu
Plural Masculine Feminine Neuter
Nominative *hwatē *hwatō *hwatu
Accusative *hwatā *hwatā *hwatu
Genitive *hwateʀō *hwateʀō *hwateʀō
Dative *hwatēm, *hwatum *hwatēm, *hwatum *hwatēm, *hwatum
Instrumental *hwatēm, *hwatum *hwatēm, *hwatum *hwatēm, *hwatum
Descendants

References

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 125:*hwat