minus-squarediverginglinkfedilinkEnglish18•8 days agoGerman is not the same as Germanic. Both German and English evolved from a common ancestor, which we call Proto-Germanic. ‘Who’ and ‘Where’ are ‘*hwaz’ and ‘*hwar’ in Proto-Germanic. I would say that in this case German strayed more than English.
German is not the same as Germanic. Both German and English evolved from a common ancestor, which we call Proto-Germanic.
‘Who’ and ‘Where’ are ‘*hwaz’ and ‘*hwar’ in Proto-Germanic.
I would say that in this case German strayed more than English.
Wat?
Who = hwaz = wer
Where = hwar = Wo