Where does “hwaþar” come from?

hwaþar (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

hwaþar (Proto-West Germanic): which

Definitions

  1. which

Ancestry of “hwaþar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwaþerazwhich, what
2Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
3Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “hwaþar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →