Where does “welk” come from?

welk (German) comes from Middle Dutch welc, from Old Dutch wilik, from Proto-Germanic hwilīkaz, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

welk (German): wilted, faded

Definitions

  1. wilted, faded

Ancestry of “welk”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchwelcwhich
2Old Dutchwilik—
3Proto-Germanichwilīkazwhat kind of, what sort of
4Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →