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Where does “hwassaz” come from?

hwassaz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷh₁dstós.

hwassaz (Proto-Germanic): sharp

Definitions

  1. sharp

Ancestry of “hwassaz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷh₁dstós—

Words derived from “hwassaz”

  • vässa
  • pennvässare
  • hvass
  • sylvass
  • vass
  • hvas
  • hvæsse
  • hvass
  • hwassijaną
  • hvessa
  • hvass
  • hvǫss
  • óhvassur
  • hvassur
  • hvas
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷh₁dstós →