Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwō

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

Alternative forms

• *hwē
• *hwī

Etymology

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Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʷɔː/

Pronoun

1. how, with what, by what means; instrumental of *hwaz

Descendants

• Old English: hū
  • Middle English: hu, hou, how
    • Scots: hoo, how
    • English: how
• Old Frisian: hū, hō
  • North Frisian: ho
  • Saterland Frisian: wo
  • West Frisian: hoe > hoe't
• Old Saxon: hwō, hwuo, hū
  • Middle Low German: wō, wū
    • Low German: wo
• Old Dutch: huo
  • Middle Dutch: hoe
    • Dutch: hoe
    • Limburgish: woe
• Old High German: *hwuo, *wuo; (hwio, wio)
  • Middle High German: (wie)
    • German: (wie)