Where does “hwī” come from?

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

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

Definitions

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

Ancestry of “hwī”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

Words derived from “hwī

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷisEvery word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey