וואָס

Yiddish

[vɔs], [vʊs]

pronoun
Definitions
  • (interrogative) what
  • (relative) that, which, who

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German waz inherited from Old High German waz inherited from *hwat inherited from Proto-Germanic *hwat (what) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (what).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*kʷód

Gloss

what

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