Where does “wo” come from?

wo (Hunsrik) comes from Middle High German wā, from Old High German wār, from Proto-West Germanic wār, from Proto-Germanic wēraz, from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós, from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- — to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute.

wo (Hunsrik): where; when; who

Definitions

  1. where; when; who

Ancestry of “wo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwā—
2Old High Germanwārid; true
3Proto-West Germanicwārtrue, reliable
4Proto-Germanicwēraztrue; reliable; friendly; kind
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanwiHrósman; husband; warrior, hero
6Proto-Indo-Europeanweyh₁-to chase, pursue; to suppress, persecute
Every word from Proto-Indo-European weyh₁- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wiHrós →Every word from Proto-Germanic wēraz →