Where does “whaddayaknow” come from?
whaddayaknow (English) comes from English know, from Middle English knowen, from Old English cnāwan, from Proto-West Germanic knāan, from Proto-Germanic knēaną, from Proto-Indo-European ǵneh₃- — to know.
whaddayaknow (English): What do you know?
Ancestry of “whaddayaknow”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | know | To perceive the truth or factuality of; to be... |
| 2 | Middle English | knowen | to know |
| 3 | Old English | cnāwan | to know, perceive, recognise; to know, recognise,... |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | knāan | to recognise, to know |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | knēaną | to know, recognise, understand |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵneh₃- | to know |