Where does “hvas” come from?

hvas (Danish) comes from Old Norse hvass, from Proto-Germanic hwassaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷh₁dstós.

hvas (Danish): sharp

Definitions

  1. sharp

Ancestry of “hvas”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvasssharp, keen; fig, of the intellect; sharp, acute
2Proto-Germanichwassazsharp
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷh₁dstós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷh₁dstós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwassaz →Every word from Old Norse hvass →
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