Where does “whanne” come from?

whanne (Middle English) comes from Old English hwonne, 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.

whanne (Middle English): when; Alternative form of wonnen: simple past...

Definitions

  1. when; Alternative form of wonnen: simple past...

Ancestry of “whanne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhwonnewhen
2Proto-Germanichwannēat what time, when; when
3Proto-Germanichwanwhen, at what time
4Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “whanne”

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