Where does “hwilīkaz” come from?

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

hwilīkaz (Proto-Germanic): what kind of, what sort of

Definitions

  1. what kind of, what sort of

Ancestry of “hwilīkaz”, step by step

hwilīkaz traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hwaz

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

via Proto-Germanic hwi-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwi-to rush
2Proto-Indo-Europeankwei-to hiss, whistle, whisper

Words derived from “hwilīkaz

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