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Where does “hvoroppe” come from?

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

hvoroppe (Danish): up where, up in what place

Definitions

  1. up where, up in what place

Ancestry of “hvoroppe”, step by step

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