Where does “Gigawatt” come from?

Gigawatt (German) comes from German Watt, from Middle Low German wat, from Old Saxon hwat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

Gigawatt (German): gigawatt

Definitions

  1. gigawatt

Ancestry of “Gigawatt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanWattintertidal zone, foreshore, especially the vast...
2Middle Low Germanwatwhat
3Old Saxonhwatwhat; lo!, what!, indeed!
4Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
5Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →