Where does “hverken” come from?

hverken (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Danish hverken, from Old Norse hvárgi, 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.

hverken (Norwegian Bokmål): hverken … eller – neither … nor, either … or

Definitions

  1. hverken … eller – neither … nor, either … or

Ancestry of “hverken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishhverkenneither
2Old Norsehvárgieither; neither
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
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →