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
Ancestry of “hver”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Danish | hver | every, each; everyone |
| 2 | Old Norse | hverr | cauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwarjaz | which, what |
Words derived from “hver”