Where does “wadelicheit” come from?

wadelicheit (Old Dutch) comes from Old Dutch wādelīc, from Old Dutch wat, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

wadelicheit (Old Dutch): excellence

Definitions

  1. excellence

Ancestry of “wadelicheit”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Dutchwādelīcbeautiful
2Old Dutchwatwhat
3Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
4Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →