Where does “welks” come from?

welks (Dutch) comes from Dutch welk, from Middle Dutch welc, from Old Dutch wilik, from Proto-Germanic hwilīkaz, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

welks (Dutch): whose

Definitions

  1. whose

Ancestry of “welks”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchwelkwhich
2Middle Dutchwelcwhich
3Old Dutchwilik—
4Proto-Germanichwilīkazwhat kind of, what sort of
5Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →
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