Where does “wannêr” come from?

wannêr (Middle Low German) comes from Old Saxon hwanēr, from Proto-Germanic hwan, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

Ancestry of “wannêr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “wannêr”

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