Where does “hvem” come from?

hvem (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish hvem, from Old Norse hveim, from Proto-Germanic hwammai, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

hvem (Norwegian Bokmål): who; who, whom; (dialectal which

Definitions

  1. who; who, whom; (dialectal which

Ancestry of “hvem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhvemwho; who, that
2Old Norsehveim—
3Proto-Germanichwammaimasculine/neuter dative of *hwaz
4Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

Words derived from “hvem”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →