Where does “wenne” come from?

wenne (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hwenne, from Proto-West Germanic hwannā, from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

Ancestry of “wenne”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhwenne—
2Proto-West Germanichwannā—
3Proto-Germanichwanwhen, at what time
4Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →
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