Where does “hwethar” come from?

hwethar (Old Saxon) comes from Proto-Germanic hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

hwethar (Old Saxon): which of both

Definitions

  1. which of both

Ancestry of “hwethar”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hwethar”

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