Where does “hwai” come from?

hwai (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- — to pay; to avenge.

hwai (Proto-West Germanic): whey

Definitions

  1. whey

Ancestry of “hwai”, step by step

hwai traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Indo-European kʷey-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey-to pay; to avenge

via Proto-Germanic hwajaz

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwajaz—

Words derived from “hwai”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey- →