Where does “hvorned” come from?

hvorned (Danish) comes from Danish hvor, from Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic hwar, from Proto-Germanic hwēr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

hvorned (Danish): down where, down to what place

Definitions

  1. down where, down to what place

Ancestry of “hvorned”, step by step

hvorned traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish hvor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhvorwhere; how
2Old Norsehvarwhere
3Proto-Germanichwarwhere, in what place
4Proto-Germanichwēr—
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

via Danish ned

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishneddown
2Old Norseniðrdown; kinsman, relative; son
3Proto-Germanicniþerdown, downwards
4Proto-Indo-Europeanniter—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwar →