Where does “unkwiz” come from?

unkwiz (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥gʷʰ-, from Proto-Indo-European h₂engʷʰ- — water-worm, eel.

unkwiz (Proto-Germanic): snake, adder

Definitions

  1. snake, adder

Ancestry of “unkwiz”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂n̥gʷʰ-—
2Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂engʷʰ-water-worm, eel
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂engʷʰ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥gʷʰ- →