Where does “væn” come from?

væn (Jutish) comes from Low German wenn, from Proto-Germanic hwannē, from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

væn (Jutish): if

Definitions

  1. if

Ancestry of “væn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Low Germanwennwhen; if
2Proto-Germanichwannēat what time, when; when
3Proto-Germanichwanwhen, at what time
4Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
6Proto-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 →