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Hunsrik
/ˈvɛɐ̯/
pronoun
Definitions
- (interrogative) who
Etymology
Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwaz (who) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kʷis (what, who, interrogative base).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷis
Gloss
what, who, interrogative base
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
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Cognates and derived terms
- cuius Latin
- quirquir Latin
- quālis Latin
- quī Latin
- wer German
- πού Ancient Greek
- ποῖος Ancient Greek
- τί Ancient Greek
- τίς Ancient Greek
- τις Ancient Greek
- *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷe- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *hwan Proto-Germanic
- *hwanǭ Proto-Germanic
- *hwarjaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwat Proto-Germanic
- *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwēr Proto-Germanic
- hwa Old English
- hwā Old English
- hvar Old Norse
- hvat Old Norse
- hveim Old Norse
- hvilken Danish
- *kъto Proto-Slavic
- wer Old High German
- 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 Gothic
- 𐍈𐌰𐍃 Gothic
- *hwaʀ gmw-pro
- *kʷēs Proto-Celtic
- wes Middle Low German
- *kʷis Proto-Italic
- hwā Old Frisian
- 𐭰𐭩 Middle Persian
- kî Northern Kurdish
- hwa Old Danish
- چ Central Kurdish
- چی Central Kurdish