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Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hwadrê

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 Proto-Germanic *hwi-, from a form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, stem of relative and interrogative pronouns, see also *hwō.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxʷɑ.ðrɛːː/

Adverb

*hwadrê

to which place, to where, whither

Descendants

Old English: hwæder, hwider, hweder
- Middle English: whider
  - English: whither (archaic)
  - Yola: fidi, vidy, vidie
Old Norse: *hvaðra
- Faroese: hvagar
Gothic: 𐍈𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴 (ƕadrē)

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