Where does “wanneer” come from?

wanneer (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch wanneer, from Middle Dutch wanneer, from Old Dutch wān, from Proto-West Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

wanneer (Afrikaans): when

Definitions

  1. when

Ancestry of “wanneer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwanneerwhen; whenever
2Middle Dutchwanneer—
3Old Dutchwānhope, expectation
4Proto-West Germanichwanwhen
5Proto-Germanichwanwhen, at what time
6Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →