Where does “wie” come from?

wie (Middle High German) comes from Proto-Germanic hwē, from Proto-Germanic hwī, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

Ancestry of “wie”, step by step

wie traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hwē

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwēhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
2Proto-Germanichwīhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey—
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

via Old High German hwio

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhwio—
2Proto-Germanichwōhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
3Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

Words derived from “wie”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwī →