hu

Old English

adv

Definitions

how, in all senses, including:

Etymology

Inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwō.

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*hwō

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

hoe Dutch, Flemish
hoezo Dutch, Flemish
*kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
*dōną Proto-Germanic
*hwō Proto-Germanic
hū Old English
hoe Middle Dutch
hoe Afrikaans
*wuo Old Dutch
huo Old Dutch
wô Middle Low German
wōdān Middle Low German
hu Old Saxon
hwo Old Saxon
hoe Western Frisian
hū Old Frisian

hū