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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwatō

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms 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 *hwatjaną (“to whet, incite”).

Pronunciation
  • IPA(key): /ˈxʷɑ.tɔː/

Noun

*hwatō f

  1. incitement, motivation

Declension
ō-stemDeclension of *hwatō (ō-stem)
singular plural
nominative *hwatō *hwatôz
vocative *hwatō *hwatôz
accusative *hwatǭ *hwatōz
genitive *hwatōz *hwatǫ̂
dative *hwatōi *hwatōmaz
instrumental *hwatō *hwatōmiz

Descendants
  • Proto-West Germanic: *hwatu
    • Old English: hwatu
      • Middle English: whate, ȝwate, quate, qwate, wate, what; hwate
  • Old Norse: hvǫt, hvꜹt, hvot
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