Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwan

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Etymology

From *hwaz +‎ *-n. Compare with Latin quando and Old Irish cuin.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /xʷɑn/

Adverb

*hwan

when, at what time (interrogative)

Descendants

West Germanic: *hwan
- Old Saxon: hwan
  - Middle Low German: wan
    - Low German: wann, wenn
- Old Dutch: *wan
  - Middle Dutch: wann
    - Dutch: wen
- ⇒ West Germanic: *hwannā
  - Old English: hwenne, hwænne, hwonne
    - Middle English: when, whenne, whan, whanne
      - English: when
  - Old High German: wanne
    - Middle High German: wann
      - German: wann, wenn
- ⇒ Old Saxon: hwanēr
  - Middle Low German: wannêr
    - Low German: wannehr
- ⇒ Old Dutch: *wan ēr
  - Middle Dutch: wanneer, wan eer
    - Dutch: wanneer
Gothic: 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan)

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