Where does “wichpaat” come from?
wichpaat (Antigua and Barbuda Creole English) comes from Middle English wich, from English which, from Middle English which, from Old English hwelċ, from Proto-Germanic hwilīkaz, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
wichpaat (Antigua and Barbuda Creole English): where
Definitions
- where
Ancestry of “wichpaat”, step by step
wichpaat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English wich
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | wich | village, hamlet, town |
| 2 | English | which | What, of those mentioned or implied; The one or... |
| 3 | Middle English | which | which |
| 4 | Old English | hwelċ | which |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwilīkaz | what kind of, what sort of |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |
via Antigua and Barbuda Creole English paat
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Antigua and Barbuda Creole English | paat | — |