Where does “we” come from?

we (Indonesian) comes from Dutch wee, from Old Dutch wē, from Old Dutch hwē, from Proto-West Germanic hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

Ancestry of “we”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchweenauseating; contraction during labour or...
2Old Dutchwē—
3Old Dutchhwē—
4Proto-West Germanichwaʀwho
5Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →