Where does “who'da” come from?
who'da (English) comes from English WHO, from Middle English who, from Old English hwā, from Proto-West Germanic hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
who'da (English): who would have
Definitions
- who would have
Ancestry of “who'da”, step by step
who'da traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English WHO
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | WHO | — |
| 2 | Middle English | who | who nominative |
| 3 | Old English | hwā | who |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwaʀ | who |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |
via English ’d
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | ’d | — |