Where does “hvorugur” come from?

hvorugur (Icelandic) comes 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, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

hvorugur (Icelandic): neither

Definitions

  1. neither

Ancestry of “hvorugur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvárigr—
2Old Norsehvárrgi—
3Old Norsehvárrwhich; each
4Old Norsehvaðarrolder form of hvárr
5Proto-Germanichwaþerazwhich, what
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
7Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
8Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “hvorugur”

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