Where does “whenwe” come from?
whenwe (English) comes from English we, from Middle English we, from Old English wē, from Proto-West Germanic wiʀ, from Proto-Germanic wīz, from Proto-Indo-European wéy, from Proto-Indo-European éǵh₂ — I.
whenwe (English): A former British settler or expatriate who talks...
Definitions
- A former British settler or expatriate who talks...
Ancestry of “whenwe”, step by step
whenwe traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English we
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | we | The speakers/writers, or the speaker/writer and... |
| 2 | Middle English | we | First-person plural pronoun: we; First-person... |
| 3 | Old English | wē | we |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | wiʀ | we |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wīz | we |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wéy | we |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | éǵh₂ | I |
via English when
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | when | At what time? At which time? Upon which occasion... |
| 2 | Middle English | when | Alternative form of whenne; Alternative form of... |
| 3 | Middle English | whan | whom; Alternative form of whenne; Alternative... |
| 4 | Old English | hwōn | little, few, a little, trifle, somewhat, a little... |