Where does “hvat” come from?

hvat (Faroese) comes from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

hvat (Faroese): what

Definitions

  1. what

Ancestry of “hvat”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvatwhat
2Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →
hvat — Etymology, Origin & Word History | Etymology Explorer