Where does “ioweder” come from?
ioweder (Old High German) comes from Old High German wedar, from Proto-West Germanic hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
ioweder (Old High German): both; each
Definitions
- both; each
Ancestry of “ioweder”, step by step
ioweder traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old High German wedar
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | wedar | which |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | hwaþar | which |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwaþeraz | which, what |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷóteros | which of two |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |
via Old High German io
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old High German | io | always |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | aiw | long time, age, eternity; law |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | aiwaz | long time, age, eternity |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂eyu- | vitality; eternal; vital force, life, long life,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ey- | vital force, life, age, eternity; day, morning |