Where does “wäl” come from?

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

wäl (Saterland Frisian): who?

Definitions

  1. who?

Ancestry of “wäl”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianhwelk—
2Proto-Germanichwilīkazwhat kind of, what sort of
3Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “wäl”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →