Where does “hver” come from?

hver (Danish) comes from Old Norse hverr, from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz — which, what.

hver (Danish): every, each; everyone

Definitions

  1. every, each; everyone

Ancestry of “hver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehverrcauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which
2Proto-Germanichwarjazwhich, what

Words derived from “hver”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz →Every word from Old Norse hverr →