Where does “hwē” come from?

hwē (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hwī, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

hwē (Proto-Germanic): how, with what, by what means; instrumental of...

Definitions

  1. how, with what, by what means; instrumental of...

Ancestry of “hwē”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwīhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

Words derived from “hwē

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷeyEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwī
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