Where does “waas” come from?

waas (Alemannic German) comes from Middle High German waȥ, from Old High German waȥ, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

waas (Alemannic German): what

Definitions

  1. what

Ancestry of “waas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwaȥwhat
2Old High Germanwaȥwhat
3Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
4Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →