Where does “wuk” come from?
wuk (West Flemish) comes from Middle Dutch welc, from Old Dutch wilik, from Proto-Germanic hwilīkaz, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.
wuk (West Flemish): what
Ancestry of “wuk”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | welc | which |
| 2 | Old Dutch | wilik | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwilīkaz | what kind of, what sort of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |