Proto-West Germanic *hwaʀ
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Cimbrian ber (inherited)
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Cimbrian bèar (inherited)
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Middle Dutch wie (inherited)
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Middle English who (inherited)
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Middle English whom (mention)
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Middle English whos (mention)
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Middle Low German we (inherited)
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Old Dutch wie (inherited)
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Old Frisian hwa (inherited)
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Old Saxon hwe (inherited)