kʷene

English meaning                      particle of generalization/uncertainty

German meaning                     Partikel der Verallgemeinerung und Unbestimmheit

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Material                                   Ai. cana, av. činā̆ `irgend'; oft negativ, z. B. ai. ná ḗkaś cana `keiner';

                germ. -ʒin in aisl. hver-gin `keineswegs', ags. asächs. ahd. hwer-gin `irgendwo' (aus hwar `wo' + -gin) aus ahd. io-wergin, mhd. iergen, nhd. irgend.

References                              WP. I 399 f., Wackernagel-Debrunner III 562.

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