Where does “wanne” come from?

wanne (German) comes from Middle High German wanne, from Old High German wanne, from Proto-Germanic hwannē, from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

wanne (German): tub, flat-bottomed vessel

Definitions

  1. tub, flat-bottomed vessel

Ancestry of “wanne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwanne—
2Old High Germanwanne—
3Proto-Germanichwannēat what time, when; when
4Proto-Germanichwanwhen, at what time
5Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “wanne”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →