Where does “hvør” come from?
hvør (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hverr, from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz — which, what.
hvør (Faroese): who, "interrogative pronoun"; hvør m, f sg; each,...
Definitions
- who, "interrogative pronoun"; hvør m, f sg; each,...
Ancestry of “hvør”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hverr | cauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwarjaz | which, what |
Words derived from “hvør”