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Where does “-welikis” come from?

-welikis (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch welik, from Proto-Germanic hwilīkaz, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

Ancestry of “-welikis”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwelikwhich, whichever, any
2Proto-Germanichwilīkazwhat kind of, what sort of
3Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “-welikis”

  • -lijks
  • -lics
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →