Where does “welc” come from?

welc (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wilik, from Proto-Germanic hwilīkaz, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

welc (Middle Dutch): which

Definitions

  1. which

Ancestry of “welc”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwilik—
2Proto-Germanichwilīkazwhat kind of, what sort of
3Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “welc”

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