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...
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Ancestry of “ווסווסים”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Yiddish | וואָס | what; that, which, who |
| 2 | Middle High German | waȥ | — |
| 3 | Old High German | waȥ | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hwat | what |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwat | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷód | what |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷós | who |