Where does “hver” come from?

hver (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish hver, from Old Norse hverr, from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz — which, what.

hver (Norwegian Bokmål): each; every

Definitions

  1. each; every

Ancestry of “hver”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhverevery, each; everyone
2Old Norsehverrcauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which
3Proto-Germanichwarjazwhich, what

Words derived from “hver”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz →Every word from Old Norse hverr →Every word from Danish hver →