Where does “wanne” come from?

wanne (Middle High German) comes from Old High German wanne, 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.

Ancestry of “wanne”, step by step

wanne traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old High German wanne

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwanne—
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

via Old High German wanna

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwannatub
2Latinvannusa winnowing basket
3Proto-Italicwatnos—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “wanne”

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