Etymology of the English word what
the English word
whatderived from the Proto-Indo-European root
*kʷo-derived from the Proto-Germanic root
*khwatDerivations in English
somewhat,
whateverCognates
Danish
hvad, Dutch
wat, German
was, Gothic
ƕa, Icelandic
hvað, Nynorsk
ka, Old High German
hwaz, Riksmal
hvad, Swedish
hvadUsage
Word found in Modern English
