Where does “wann” come from?

wann (Low German) comes from Middle Low German wan, from Old Saxon hwan, from Proto-West Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

wann (Low German): when

Definitions

  1. when

Ancestry of “wann”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwan—
2Old Saxonhwanwhen; then
3Proto-West Germanichwanwhen
4Proto-Germanichwanwhen, at what time
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 →
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