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Where does “hwataz” come from?

hwataz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷh₁dós, from Proto-Indo-European kʷeh₁d- — to stab.

hwataz (Proto-Germanic): quick, sharp, brave

Definitions

  1. quick, sharp, brave

Ancestry of “hwataz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷh₁dós—
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷeh₁d-to stab

Words derived from “hwataz”

  • whet
  • whetstone
  • whetter
  • whetten
  • wetzen
  • wetten
  • whestone
  • whetesston
  • whetston
  • whetten
  • hwetstān
  • hwettan
  • hvetja
  • hwatjaną
  • hvetja
  • wetten
  • wezzen
  • wetten
  • gwätt
  • hwattjastain
  • hwattjan
  • hvætia
  • wetston
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