Where does “hver” come from?

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

hver (Icelandic): a hot spring; who, what; which

Definitions

  1. a hot spring; who, what; which

Ancestry of “hver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehverrcauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which
2Proto-Germanichwarjazwhich, what

Words derived from “hver”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz →Every word from Old Norse hverr →
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