Where does “hvor” come from?

hvor (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hvárr, from Old Norse hvaðarr, from Proto-Germanic hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

hvor (Icelandic): which; which, whichever; each

Definitions

  1. which; which, whichever; each

Ancestry of “hvor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvárrwhich; each
2Old Norsehvaðarrolder form of hvárr
3Proto-Germanichwaþerazwhich, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “hvor”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →