Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/hwatu

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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[edit]

Etymology[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *hwatō; compare *hwattjan (to whet).

Noun[edit]

*hwatu f

  1. warning, signal

Inflection[edit]

ō-stem
Singular
Nominative *hwatu
Genitive *hwatā
Singular Plural
Nominative *hwatu *hwatō
Accusative *hwatā *hwatā
Genitive *hwatā *hwatō
Dative *hwatē *hwatōm, *hwatum
Instrumental *hwatu *hwatōm, *hwatum

Descendants[edit]

  • Old English: hwatu
    • Middle English: whate, ȝwate, quate, qwate, wate, what; hwate