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Sounds like watcher, wotcher (UK, non-rhotic) · Rhymes with (UK) -ɒtʃə, (US) -ʌtʃə

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Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-

Proto-Indo-European *kʷís

Proto-Germanic *hwat

Proto-West Germanic *hwat

Old English hwæt

Middle English what

English what

English -cha

English whatcha

From what + -cha.

abbreviation, colloquial, contraction Contraction of what + are + you.what Whatcha doin'?
abbreviation, colloquial, contraction Contraction of what + have + you.what Whatcha been up to?
abbreviation, colloquial, contraction Contraction of what + do + you.what Whatcha think?
abbreviation, colloquial, contraction Contraction of what + you.what Do whatcha gotta do!