wann
German (Berlin)
/van/
adv
Definitions
- (interrogative) when
- (indefinite) sometime
Etymology
Inherited from Old High German wanne inherited from *hwannā inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwan (when, at what time).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hwan
Gloss
when, at what time
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Cognates and derived terms
- anywhen English
- elsewhen English
- everwhen English
- nowhen English
- otherwhen English
- when English
- whenabout English
- whenas English
- whence English
- whenness English
- whensoever English
- whenwe English
- wen Dutch, Flemish
- *kʷis Proto-Indo-European
- *airiz Proto-Germanic
- *hwan Proto-Germanic
- *hwannē Proto-Germanic
- hwænne Old English
- when, when(ne) Middle English
- hwenne Old High German
- wanne Old High German
- wan Middle High German
- 𐍈𐌰𐌽 Gothic
- ווען Yiddish
- *hwan gmw-pro
- *hwannā gmw-pro
- wan Middle Low German
- wannêr Middle Low German
- wannēr Middle Low German
- hwaner Old Saxon
- hwanne Old Saxon
- wann Low German
- wannehr Low German
- wann Pennsylvania German