Where does “” come from?

hü (North Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic hwō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

(North Frisian): how

Definitions

  1. how

Ancestry of “”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwōhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
2Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷísEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwō
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