Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwan

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

Etymology

From *hwaz +‎ *-n. Compare with Latin quandō and Old Irish cuin.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʷɑn/

Adverb

*hwan

1. when, at what time (interrogative)

Descendants

• Proto-West Germanic: *hwan
  • Old Frisian: hwon
  • Old Saxon: hwan
    • Middle Low German: wan
      • Low German: wann, wenn
  • Old Dutch: *wan
    • Middle Dutch: wann
      • Dutch: wen (archaic)
      • Limburgish: wen
• Gothic: 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan)