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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwataz

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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 *kʷh₁dós, adjectival derivation from *kʷeh₁d-, whence Proto-Germanic *hwētaną.

Pronunciation

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Adjective

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*hwataz

  1. quick, sharp, brave

Inflection

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Descendants

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  • Old English: hwæt
  • Old Saxon: hwat (in compounds)
  • Old High German: hwaz, waz
    • Middle High German: was
  • Old Norse: hvatr

References

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  • Guus Kroonen (2013) Alexander Lubotsky, editor, Etymological Dictionary of Proto-Germanic (Leiden Indo-European Etymological Dictionary Series; 11)‎[1], Leiden, Boston: Brill, →ISBN