Where does “wannehr” come from?

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

wannehr (Low German): when

Definitions

  1. when

Ancestry of “wannehr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Low Germanwannêr—
2Old Saxonhwanērwhen
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 →