Where does “וואָס” come from?

וואָס (Yiddish) comes from Middle High German waȥ, from Old High German waȥ, from Proto-West Germanic hwat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

וואָס (Yiddish): what; that, which, who

Definitions

  1. what; that, which, who

Ancestry of “וואָס”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanwaȥwhat
2Old High Germanwaȥwhat
3Proto-West Germanichwatwhat
4Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “וואָס”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →
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