Where does “wohingegen” come from?

wohingegen (German) comes from German wô, from Middle High German wā, from Old High German wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

wohingegen (German): whereas

Definitions

  1. whereas

Ancestry of “wohingegen”, step by step

wohingegen traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German wô

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanwôwhere at what place
2Middle High Germanwā—
3Old High Germanwārid; true
4Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
5Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
7Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute

via German hingegen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhingegenon the other hand
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēraz →
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