Where does “gihwilik” come from?

gihwilik (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon hwilīk, from Proto-Germanic hwilīkaz, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

gihwilik (Old Saxon): each, every

Definitions

  1. each, every

Ancestry of “gihwilik”, step by step

gihwilik traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Saxon hwilīk

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

via Old Saxon gī

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Saxongīyou plural
2Proto-West Germanicjiʀyou
3Proto-GermanicjīzAlternative form of *jūz
4Proto-Indo-European*yúHsyou (plural)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →