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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

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

Words derived from “hwilīkaz”

  • whichever
  • whichsoever
  • which've
  • which's
  • everwhich
  • welche
  • welcher
  • dagelijks
  • -lijks
  • welks
  • welk
  • vilken
  • hvilken
  • hvilken
  • hvilken
  • which
  • hwilc
  • hwic
  • hwilch
  • wilche
  • whilk
  • hwelċ
  • hwilc
  • hvílíkr
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