Where does “hvorpå” come from?

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

hvorpå (Danish): whereupon, after which; whereupon, on which

Definitions

  1. whereupon, after which; whereupon, on which

Ancestry of “hvorpå”, step by step

hvorpå 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 på

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpåon
2Latinpavopeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus...
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwar →