Etymological root
*kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European
Words from this root(13)
what
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/wʌt/
Used to ask for information about a thing or situation.
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how
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/haʊ/
In what way or by what means.
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who
A1
[hu(ː)]
Used to ask about the identity of a person or people.
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why
A1
/waɪ/
For what reason or purpose.
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when
A1
/ˈwɛn/
At what time.
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where
A1
/wɛə(ɹ)/
In, at, or to what place.
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which
A1
/wɪt͡ʃ/
Used to ask about a particular one or ones from a known group.
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whether
B1
/ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/
Used to introduce a choice or doubt between two or more possibilities.
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whose
A2
/ˈhuːz/
Belonging to which person; used to ask who something belongs to.
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whom
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/huːm/
Used instead of 'who' as the object of a verb or preposition to ask which person.
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quality
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/ˈkwɑ.lə.ti/
How good or bad something is.
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quantity
B1
/ˈkwɑn(t)ɪti/
An amount or number of something that can be measured or counted.
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quantify
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/ˈkwɑn.tɪˌfaɪ/
To measure or express something as a number or amount.
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