Words that come from Proto-Germanic “hwat”

82 words across 32 languages descend from Proto-Germanic hwat — including what, whose, whatever, somewhat, whatsoever, whatnot, summat, whosesoever.

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English (27)

German (5)

Danish (4)

Dutch (3)

Old High German (3)

Yiddish (3)

Norwegian Bokmål (3)

Swedish (2)

Icelandic (2)

Faroese (2)

Middle Low German (2)

Old English (2)

Old Norse (2)

Old Saxon (2)

Norwegian Nynorsk (2)

Middle English (2)

West Frisian (1)

Westrobothnian (1)

Old Dutch (1)

Middle Dutch (1)

Old Frisian (1)

Hebrew (1)

Afrikaans (1)

Hunsrik (1)

Cimbrian (1)

Tok Pisin (1)

Proto-Germanic (1)

Kriol (1)

Old Swedish (1)

Alemannic German (1)

Proto-West Germanic (1)

Middle High German (1)