*hwan

Runic: ᚺᚹᚨᚾ Pronunciation: /ˈxʷɑn/

adverb

Meanings

when, at what time (interrogative)

Etymology

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

Descendants

  • *hwan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hwon (Old Frisian)
  • *hwan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • *wan (Old Dutch)
      • wann (Middle Dutch)
        • wan, wen (Dutch)
        • wen (Limburgish)
  • *hwan (Proto-West Germanic)
    • hwan (Old Saxon)
      • wan (Middle Low German)
        • wann, wenn (Low German)
  • 𐍈𐌰𐌽 (ƕan) (Gothic)

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