Where does “wanneer” come from?

wanneer (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch wanneer, from Old Dutch wān, from Proto-West Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

wanneer (Dutch): when; whenever

Definitions

  1. when; whenever

Ancestry of “wanneer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwanneer—
2Old Dutchwānhope, expectation
3Proto-West Germanichwanwhen
4Proto-Germanichwanwhen, at what time
5Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “wanneer”

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