Where does “wo” come from?

wo (German Low German) comes from Middle Low German wô, from Proto-Germanic hwō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

wo (German Low German): how; who, which

Definitions

  1. how; who, which

Ancestry of “wo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwôhow
2Proto-Germanichwōhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwō →Every word from Middle Low German wô →