Words that come from Proto-Germanic “hwar”
170 words across 33 languages descend from Proto-Germanic hwar — including where, whereas, everywhere, somewhere, anywhere, wherever, whereby, nowhere.
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English (35)
- where
- whereas
- everywhere
- somewhere
- anywhere
- wherever
- whereby
- nowhere
- whereof
- wherewith
- whereon
- wherewithal
- whereunto
- whereto
- somewheres
- wherefrom
- whereabout
- otherwhere
- whereinto
- wherethrough
- whereunder
- whereso
- Nowheresville
- everwhere
- whereness
- everywhereness
- eachwhere
- Nowhereville
- wherenot
- allwhere
- somewhereness
- anywhereness
- wherealong
- wherethan
- quher