Where does “wer” come from?

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

wer (Elfdalian): who

Definitions

  1. who

Ancestry of “wer”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehverrcauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which
2Proto-Germanichwarjazwhich, what
Every word from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz →Every word from Old Norse hverr →