Where does “hwammai” come from?

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

hwammai (Proto-Germanic): masculine/neuter dative of *hwaz

Definitions

  1. masculine/neuter dative of *hwaz

Ancestry of “hwammai”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
2Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “hwammai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →