Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwataz

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 edit

Etymology edit

From Proto-Indo-European *kʷh₁dós, adjectival derivation from *kʷeh₁d-, whence Proto-Germanic *hwētaną.

Pronunciation edit

Adjective edit

*hwataz

  1. quick, sharp, brave

Inflection edit


Related terms edit

Descendants edit

  • Old English: hwæt
  • Old Saxon: hwat (in compounds)
  • Old High German: hwaz, waz
    • Middle High German: was
  • Old Norse: hvatr

References edit

  • Kroonen, Guus (2013) Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11), Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN