Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwan

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

  • IPA(key): /xʷɑn/

Adverb

*hwan

  1. when, at what time (interrogative)

Alternative reconstructions

Descendants

  • Proto-West Germanic: *hwan
    • Old Frisian: hwon
    • Old Saxon: hwan
    • Old Dutch: *wan
  • Gothic: 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan)

References

  1. ^ Vladimir Orel (2003) A Handbook of Germanic Etymology‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 198

Further reading

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