Where does “hwan” come from?

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

hwan (Proto-Germanic): when, at what time

Definitions

  1. when, at what time

Ancestry of “hwan”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hwan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ-Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷosEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwaz