Dutch welk

← Middle Dutch welc (inherited)

← Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz (inherited)

← Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- (root)

← Old Dutch *wilik (inherited)

← Old Dutch *welik (mention)

→ English which (cognate)

→ Dutch dagelijks (mention)

→ Dutch -lijks (mention)

→ Dutch welks (mention)

→ Dutch hetwelk (compound)