Where does “*hwat” come from?

*hwat (Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

Ancestry of “*hwat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “*hwat

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷósEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód