Where does “hvems” come from?

hvems (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hvem, 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.

hvems (Norwegian Bokmål): whose

Definitions

  1. whose

Ancestry of “hvems”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhvemwho; who, whom; (dialectal which
2Danishhvemwho; who, that
3Old Norsehveim—
4Proto-Germanichwammaimasculine/neuter dative of *hwaz
5Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →