Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwilīkaz

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 *hwī (“what”) +‎ *-līkaz (“-like”), the former being the stem of *hwaz (“what, who”).

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈxʷi.liː.kɑz/

Determiner

*hwilīkaz

1. what kind of, what sort of

Inflection

Declension of *hwilīkaz (a-stem)

Strong declension
	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*hwilīkaz	*hwilīkō	*hwilīką, -atō		*hwilīkai	*hwilīkôz	*hwilīkō
accusative	*hwilīkanǭ	*hwilīkǭ	*hwilīką, -atō		*hwilīkanz	*hwilīkōz	*hwilīkō
genitive	*hwilīkas, -is	*hwilīkaizōz	*hwilīkas, -is		*hwilīkaizǫ̂	*hwilīkaizǫ̂	*hwilīkaizǫ̂
dative	*hwilīkammai	*hwilīkaizōi	*hwilīkammai		*hwilīkaimaz	*hwilīkaimaz	*hwilīkaimaz
instrumental	*hwilīkanō	*hwilīkaizō	*hwilīkanō		*hwilīkaimiz	*hwilīkaimiz	*hwilīkaimiz
Weak declension
	singular				plural
	masculine	feminine	neuter		masculine	feminine	neuter
nominative	*hwilīkô	*hwilīkǭ	*hwilīkô		*hwilīkaniz	*hwilīkōniz	*hwilīkōnō
accusative	*hwilīkanų	*hwilīkōnų	*hwilīkô		*hwilīkanunz	*hwilīkōnunz	*hwilīkōnō
genitive	*hwilīkiniz	*hwilīkōniz	*hwilīkiniz		*hwilīkanǫ̂	*hwilīkōnǫ̂	*hwilīkanǫ̂
dative	*hwilīkini	*hwilīkōni	*hwilīkini		*hwilīkammaz	*hwilīkōmaz	*hwilīkammaz
instrumental	*hwilīkinē	*hwilīkōnē	*hwilīkinē		*hwilīkammiz	*hwilīkōmiz	*hwilīkammiz

Related terms

• *swalīkaz

Descendants

• Old English: hwelċ, hwilċ, hwylċ
  • Middle English: hwilc, hwic, whilk, hwilch, hwulch, wilche, whuch, which
    • Early Scots: quhilk
      • Scots: whilk
    • English: which
• Old Frisian: hwelik, hwelk, hwek, hulk, huk, hok
  • North Frisian: hock
  • Saterland Frisian: wäl; wäkker, wäkke
  • West Frisian: hokker
• Old Saxon: hwilīk
  • Middle Low German: welk
    • German Low German: welke, wecke
    • Low German: welk
• Old Dutch: welik
  • Middle Dutch: welc
    • Dutch: welk
• Old High German: welih, hwalīh, hwelīh, hwilīh, wilih
  • Middle High German: welich, welch
    • German: welch, welcher
• Old Norse: hvíglíkr, hvílíkr (most descendants from accusative hvílíkan)
  • Icelandic: hvílíkur
  • Faroese: hvílíkur
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: hokken (merged with hvatki; non-standard since 2012), hokke som (from the neuter hokke)
  • Old Swedish: hvilikin, hulkin
    • Swedish: vilken, (dialectal) hóken, hôkken
  • Danish: hvilken
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hvilken
• Gothic: 𐍈𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (ƕileiks)