Where does “hû” come from?

hû (Jersey Dutch) comes from Dutch hoe, from Middle Dutch hoe, from Old Dutch huo, from Proto-Germanic hwō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

hû (Jersey Dutch): how

Definitions

  1. how

Ancestry of “hû”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Dutchhoehow
2Middle Dutchhoehow, in what way/manner; how, to what degree
3Old Dutchhuohow
4Proto-Germanichwōhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →