Where does “hvorugkyn” come from?
hvorugkyn (Icelandic) comes from Icelandic hvorugur, from Old Norse hvárigr, from Old Norse hvárrgi, from Old Norse hvárr, from Old Norse hvaðarr, from Proto-Germanic hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos — The primary interrogative root.
hvorugkyn (Icelandic): neuter
Definitions
- neuter
Ancestry of “hvorugkyn”, step by step
hvorugkyn traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Icelandic hvorugur
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Icelandic | hvorugur | neither |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvárigr | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | hvárrgi | — |
| 4 | Old Norse | hvárr | which; each |
| 5 | Old Norse | hvaðarr | older form of hvárr |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hwaþeraz | which, what |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷóteros | which of two |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |