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Where does “𐍈𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂” come from?

𐍈𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂 (Gothic) comes from Proto-Germanic hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

𐍈𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂 (Gothic): which, what

Definitions

  1. which, what

Ancestry of “𐍈𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwaþerazwhich, what
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
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