Where does “was” come from?

was (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German waʒ, from Old High German waʒ.

was (Hunsrik): what; something, anything

Definitions

  1. what; something, anything

Ancestry of “was”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwaʒ—
2Old High Germanwaʒ—
Every word from Old High German waʒ →Every word from Middle High German waʒ →
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