Where does “wie” come from?

wie (Afrikaans) comes from Dutch Wie, from Middle Dutch wie, from Old Dutch wie, from Old Dutch wē, from Old Dutch hwē, from Proto-West Germanic hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos — The primary interrogative root.

wie (Afrikaans): who, whom object use predominantly with

Definitions

who, whom object use predominantly with

Ancestry of “wie”, step by step

Step	Language	Word	Meaning
1	Dutch	Wie	who, whom
2	Middle Dutch	wie	who
3	Old Dutch	wie	who
4	Old Dutch	wē	—
5	Old Dutch	hwē	—
6	Proto-West Germanic	hwaʀ	who
7	Proto-Germanic	hwaz	who, what; whose; whom
8	Proto-Indo-European	kʷos	See *kʷis
9	Proto-Indo-European	kʷ-	The primary interrogative root

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →