Where does “hu” come from?
hu (Middle English) comes from Old English hū, from Proto-Germanic hwō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.
hu (Middle English): Alternative form of heo; how
Definitions
- Alternative form of heo; how
Ancestry of “hu”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hū | how |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwō | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |