Where does “wäls” come from?

wäls (Saterland Frisian) comes from Saterland Frisian wäl, 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.

wäls (Saterland Frisian): whose?

Definitions

  1. whose?

Ancestry of “wäls”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Saterland Frisianwälwho?
2Old Frisianhwelk—
3Proto-Germanichwilīkazwhat kind of, what sort of
4Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →