Where does “hvass” come from?

hvass (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hvass, from Proto-Germanic hwassaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷh₁dstós.

hvass (Icelandic): sharp; harsh

Definitions

  1. sharp; harsh

Ancestry of “hvass”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvasssharp, keen; fig, of the intellect; sharp, acute
2Proto-Germanichwassazsharp
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷh₁dstós—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷh₁dstós →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwassaz →Every word from Old Norse hvass →