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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwaþeraz

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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

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Etymology

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From Proto-Indo-European *kʷóteros (which of two), from *kʷos (which). Cognate with Sanskrit कतर (katará), Ancient Greek πότερος (póteros), Proto-Slavic *koterъjь / *kotorъjь, Latin uter.[1]

Pronunciation

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Determiner

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*hwaþeraz

  1. which, what (of two, interrogative)

Inflection

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Derived terms

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Descendants

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References

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  1. ^ Guus Kroonen (2013) “*hwaþera-”, in Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN, page 264

Further reading

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  • Ringe, Donald (2006) From Proto-Indo-European to Proto-Germanic (A Linguistic History of English; 1)‎[2], Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN