Where does “wieso” come from?
wieso (German) comes from German wie, from Middle High German wie, from Proto-Germanic hwē, from Proto-Germanic hwī, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...
wieso (German): why; how so
Definitions
- why; how so
Ancestry of “wieso”, step by step
wieso traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German wie
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | wie | how; like; as |
| 2 | Middle High German | wie | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwē | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwī | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷis | interrogative, relative stem; who, what;... |