Where does “hvert” come from?

hvert (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hvárt, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.

hvert (Icelandic): whereto, whither; neuter nominative/accusative...

Definitions

  1. whereto, whither; neuter nominative/accusative...

Ancestry of “hvert”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvárt—
2Old Norseátthe act of eating; food; first-person singular...
3Proto-Germanicatat, toward, to
4Proto-Germanicētąthe act of eating; food
5Proto-Germanicetanąto eat
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁édtito eat
7Proto-Indo-Europeanh₁ed-to eat
Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti →Every word from Proto-Germanic etaną →