Where does “Wie” come from?

Wie (Dutch) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

Wie (Dutch): who, whom

Definitions

  1. who, whom

Ancestry of “Wie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwiewho
2Old Dutchwiewho
3Old Dutch
4Old Dutchhwē
5Proto-West Germanichwaʀwho
6Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “Wie

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷosEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwaz