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Where does “hwanēr” come from?

hwanēr (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

hwanēr (Old Saxon): when

Definitions

  1. when

Ancestry of “hwanēr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwanwhen, at what time
2Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “hwanēr”

  • wannêr
  • wannehr
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