Old Saxon hwat

← Old English hwæt (cognate)

← Proto-Germanic *hwat (inherited)

← Old High German hwaz (cognate)

← Gothic 𐍈𐌰 (cognate)

← Proto-Indo-European *kʷod (derived)

← Old Norse hvat (cognate)

← Old Frisian hwet (cognate)

→ Old English hwæt (cognate)

→ German wat (derived)

→ Middle Low German wat (inherited)

→ Old Norse hvat (cognate)