how
English
/haʊ/, /hæŏ/
adv
Definitions
- To what degree.
- In what manner.
- In what state.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English how inherited from Old English hū (how) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwō root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- 'em English
- any English
- anyhow English
- be English
- catch English
- else English
- elsehow English
- ever English
- every English
- everyhow English
- forhow English
- how've English
- how-to English
- howbeit English
- howcatchem English
- however English
- howness English
- howso English
- howsoever English
- it English
- no English
- nohow English
- nohowish English
- so English
- soever English
- to English
- whose English
- ei-kenenkään-maa Finnish
- hurri Finnish
- kuka Finnish
- kukaties Finnish
- kukin Finnish
- kukkakasvi Finnish
- kumpi Finnish
- kutakuinkin Finnish
- Wiewort German
- gleichwie German
- irgendwie German
- wie German
- wieso German
- hoe Dutch, Flemish
- hoezo Dutch, Flemish
- waarvoor Dutch, Flemish
- welks Dutch, Flemish
- wiens Dutch, Flemish
- ποσός Ancient Greek
- ποτέ Ancient Greek
- που Ancient Greek
- πως Ancient Greek
- ἕκαστος Ancient Greek
- ὁπότε Ancient Greek
- ὅπως Ancient Greek
- *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷey Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷosyo Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷo- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷokʷe Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷoti Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷód Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷóteros Proto-Indo-European
- *dōną Proto-Germanic
- *hwammai Proto-Germanic
- *hwar Proto-Germanic
- *hwaþeraz Proto-Germanic
- *hwi-, *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwilīkaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwō Proto-Germanic
- hur Swedish
- hu Old English
- hwanone Old English
- hū Old English
- forhowien Middle English
- how Middle English
- however Middle English
- hoe Middle Dutch
- waeromme Middle Dutch
- hoe Afrikaans
- wie Middle High German
- *wan ēr Old Dutch
- *wuo Old Dutch
- huo Old Dutch
- *ku Proto-Finnic
- wô Middle Low German
- wōdān Middle Low German
- hu Old Saxon
- hwo Old Saxon
- hwaru Old Swedish
- hoe Western Frisian
- hū Old Frisian
- wo German Low German
- wo Saterland Frisian
- wofuul Saterland Frisian
- *tan Proto-Albanian