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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/was

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An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W (1891)
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis
was
Friedrich Kluge2507054An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — was1891John Francis Davis

was, neu. of wer, ‘what’; comp. MidHG. and OHG. waȥ (from hwaȥ); comp. E. what. Corresponding to Lat. quod, Sans. kad.