Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words 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

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xʷɔː/

Pronoun

*hwō

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)

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