Where does “wien” come from?

wien (Luxembourgish) comes from Proto-Germanic hwanǭ, from Proto-Germanic *hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

wien (Luxembourgish): who, whom; who, whoever, whom

Definitions

  1. who, whom; who, whoever, whom

Ancestry of “wien”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwanǭ—
2Proto-Germanic*hwaz—
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic *hwaz →
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