wat
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ʋɑt/
pronoun
Definitions
- (interrogative) what: e.g. (1) asking for a subject complement; (2) asking for a sentence object
- (relative) what: e.g. (1) as the object of a sentence; (2) ditto
- (relative) that: e.g. (1) modifying an indefinite pronoun like iets, niets, alles or het enige; (2) modifying an adjective that is used as a noun, usually a superlative
- (relative) which: e.g. (1) modifying the demonstrative pronouns dat and datgene; (2) referring back to an entire sentence
- (indefinite) something: e.g. (1) as subject; (2) as subject complement
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch wat (ford) inherited from Old Dutch wat inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwat (what) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (what), *kʷ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anywhat English
- elsewhat English
- everwhat English
- mostwhat English
- muchwhat English
- nighwhat English
- nowhat English
- otherwhat English
- somewhat English
- what English
- whatchoo English
- whatever English
- whath English
- whatness English
- whatnot English
- whatsoever English
- whatth English
- whose English
- you-know-what English
- was German
- belieft Dutch, Flemish
- ja Dutch, Flemish
- jawadde Dutch, Flemish
- u Dutch, Flemish
- waarvoor Dutch, Flemish
- wablief Dutch, Flemish
- wad Dutch, Flemish
- welks Dutch, Flemish
- wiens Dutch, Flemish
- ποσός Ancient Greek
- ποτέ Ancient Greek
- που Ancient Greek
- πως 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
- *kʷod Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷod, *kʷód Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷokʷe Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷoti Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷód Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷóteros Proto-Indo-European
- *hwammai Proto-Germanic
- *hwar Proto-Germanic
- *hwat Proto-Germanic
- *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwaþeraz Proto-Germanic
- *hwi-, *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwilīkaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwō Proto-Germanic
- hwanone Old English
- hwæt Old English
- what Middle English
- hvat Old Norse
- hvad Danish
- waeromme Middle Dutch
- wat Middle Dutch
- waz Old High German
- wat Afrikaans
- waz Middle High German
- *hwat gmw-pro
- *wad Old Dutch
- *wan ēr Old Dutch
- wat Old Dutch
- hwat Old Saxon
- waas Alemannic German
- wat Western Frisian
- hwet Old Frisian
- ablif Papiamentu
- wataim Tok Pisin
- *tan Proto-Albanian
- ferwas Pennsylvania German
- was Pennsylvania German
- wot Kriol