Where does “weder” come from?

weder (Alemannic German) comes from Old High German wedar, from Proto-West Germanic hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

weder (Alemannic German): neither; Indicates that one is resuming what they...

Definitions

  1. neither; Indicates that one is resuming what they...

Ancestry of “weder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwedarwhich
2Proto-West Germanichwaþarwhich
3Proto-Germanichwaþerazwhich, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →