Where does “wes” come from?

wes (German) comes from German wer, from Middle High German wer, from Old High German wēr, from Proto-West Germanic hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

wes (German): genitive of wer; whose

Definitions

  1. genitive of wer; whose

Ancestry of “wes”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwerwho; what, which; whoever, he who, someone who,...
2Middle High Germanwerprotection
3Old High Germanwērwhat; who
4Proto-West Germanichwaʀwho
5Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
7Proto-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 →
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