Where does “hu” come from?

hu (Kriol) comes from English who, from Middle English wha, from Old English hwā, from Proto-West Germanic hwaʀ, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

hu (Kriol): who

Definitions

  1. who

Ancestry of “hu”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhoWhat person or people; which person or people;...
2Middle Englishwha
3Old Englishhwāwho
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-
hu — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer