Where does “מַה” come from?
מַה (Hebrew) comes from Middle High German doch, from Old High German doh, from Proto-West Germanic þauh, from Proto-Germanic þauh, from Proto-Germanic -hw, from Proto-Germanic -hwe, from Proto-Indo-European -kʷe — and; Forms distributives from interrogatives.
מַה (Hebrew): what
Definitions
- what
Ancestry of “מַה”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | doch | yet |
| 2 | Old High German | doh | though |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | þauh | nevertheless, though |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | þauh | nevertheless, though |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | -hw | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | -hwe | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | -kʷe | and; Forms distributives from interrogatives |