Where does “hvem” come from?

hvem (Danish) comes from Old Norse hveim, from Proto-Germanic hwammai, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

hvem (Danish): who; who, that

Definitions

  1. who; who, that

Ancestry of “hvem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehveim—
2Proto-Germanichwammaimasculine/neuter dative of *hwaz
3Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
4Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “hvem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →