Where does “hwaþeraz” come from?

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

hwaþeraz (Proto-Germanic): which, what

Definitions

  1. which, what

Ancestry of “hwaþeraz”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hwaþeraz”

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