Where does “waȥ” come from?

waȥ (Old High German) comes from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

waȥ (Old High German): what

Definitions

  1. what

Ancestry of “waȥ”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
2Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “waȥ”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →