Where does “waȥ” come from?

waȥ (Middle High German) comes from Old High German waȥ, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

waȥ (Middle High German): what

Definitions

  1. what

Ancestry of “waȥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanwaȥwhat
2Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
3Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “waȥ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →