Proto-Germanic
Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *kʷód ( “ what ” ) , *kʷod , neuter form of *kʷós ( “ who ” ) , *kʷós , *kʷis .
Pronoun
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nominative / accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
Descendants
Proto-West Germanic: *hwat Old English: hwæt , huæt , huæd , huædd , huætd , huædt , hwet , wæt , whæt , hwat Middle English: what , whad , whote , watte , wath , wad , qhat ; whæt , whæht , waht , waet , wæht , weht , hweat ( Southern West Mid ) English: what Scots: what , whate , whit , whut , wha' , quhat , quat , fat , faht , phat , fit , fut , fout , at Yola: faade , fhaade , faad , fade , f'ad Old Frisian: hwet Saterland Frisian: wät West Frisian: wat Old Saxon: hwat Old Dutch: wat Old High German: waz , whaz , hwaz , hwat
Old Norse: hvat
Icelandic: hvað
Faroese: hvat
Norwegian: hva , kva
Old Swedish: hvat
Danish: hvad
Jamtish: hut , hvuð
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