whether
English
/ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/, /ˈʍɛðə(ɹ)/
det
Definitions
- (obsolete) Which of two.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English hwæþer inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz (which, what) root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- either English
- either-handed English
- neuter English
- soever English
- utriform English
- whethersoever English
- whose English
- alteruter Latin
- neuter Latin
- uter Latin
- utercumque Latin
- uterque Latin
- utervis Latin
- entweder German
- weder German
- waarvoor Dutch, Flemish
- welks Dutch, Flemish
- wiens Dutch, Flemish
- ποσός Ancient Greek
- ποτέ Ancient Greek
- που Ancient Greek
- πως Ancient Greek
- πότερος Ancient Greek
- ἕκαστος Ancient Greek
- ὁπότε Ancient Greek
- ὅπως Ancient Greek
- *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷey Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷosyo Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷo- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷokʷe Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷoti Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷód Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷóteros Proto-Indo-European
- verken Norwegian Bokmål
- *aiw Proto-Germanic
- *hwammai Proto-Germanic
- *hwar Proto-Germanic
- *hwaþeraz Proto-Germanic
- *hwi-, *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwilīkaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwō Proto-Germanic
- dynvar Swedish
- envar Swedish
- kuddvar Swedish
- var Swedish
- varenda Swedish
- varfågel Swedish
- varför Swedish
- varsam Swedish
- varsin Swedish
- varstädes Swedish
- varsågod Swedish
- verken Norwegian Nynorsk
- hwanone Old English
- hwæþer Old English
- hwæþre Old English
- कतर Sanskrit
- either Middle English
- hvar Old Norse
- hvaðarr Old Norse
- hvárgi Old Norse
- hvárki Old Norse
- hvárr Old Norse
- hvárrtveggi Old Norse
- hvárrtveggja Old Norse
- hváru Old Norse
- hverken Danish
- hvor Icelandic
- hvorttveggja Icelandic
- waeromme Middle Dutch
- wedar Old High German
- weder Middle High German
- 𐍈𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂 Gothic
- *hwaþar gmw-pro
- *wan ēr Old Dutch
- bèdar Cimbrian
- hwethar Old Saxon
- weder Alemannic German
- *katarás Proto-Indo-Aryan
- *tan Proto-Albanian