Where does “ווסווסים” come from?

ווסווסים (Hebrew) comes from Yiddish וואָס, from Middle High German waȥ, from Old High German waȥ, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

ווסווסים (Hebrew): Yiddish-speaking Ashkenazim, especially the...

Definitions

  1. Yiddish-speaking Ashkenazim, especially the...

Ancestry of “ווסווסים”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Yiddishוואָסwhat; that, which, who
2Middle High Germanwaȥwhat
3Old High Germanwaȥwhat
4Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
5Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →