Where does “wedar” come from?

wedar (Old High German) comes 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.

wedar (Old High German): which

Definitions

  1. which

Ancestry of “wedar”, step by step

wedar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-West Germanic hwaþar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanichwaþarwhich
2Proto-Germanichwaþerazwhich, what
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

via Proto-Germanic wedrą

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicwedrąweather
2Proto-Indo-Europeanwedʰrom—
3Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂weh₁-to blow

Words derived from “wedar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →