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Where does “hwæder” come from?

hwæder (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic *hwadrê.

hwæder (Old English): Alternative form of hwider

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of hwider

Ancestry of “hwæder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanic*hwadrê—

Words derived from “hwæder”

  • whidir
Every word from Proto-Germanic *hwadrê →