Where does “wenn” come from?

wenn (Low German) comes 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.

wenn (Low German): when; if

Definitions

  1. when; if

Ancestry of “wenn”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwannēat what time, when; when
2Proto-Germanichwanwhen, at what time
3Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “wenn”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →