Where does “welche” come from?
welche (German) comes from Middle High German welch, from Old High German welih, from Proto-Germanic hwilīkaz, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
welche (German): inflection of welcher:
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Definitions
- inflection of welcher:
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Ancestry of “welche”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle High German | welch | — |
| 2 | Old High German | welih | which |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwilīkaz | what kind of, what sort of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |