Where does “hvorpå” come from?
hvorpå (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål hvor, from Danish hvor, from Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic hwar, from Proto-Germanic hwēr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.
hvorpå (Norwegian Bokmål): whereupon, after which; whereupon, on which
Definitions
- whereupon, after which; whereupon, on which
Ancestry of “hvorpå”, step by step
hvorpå traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Norwegian Bokmål hvor
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | hvor | where; how |
| 2 | Danish | hvor | where; how |
| 3 | Old Norse | hvar | where |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwar | where, in what place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwēr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |
via Norwegian Bokmål på
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Norwegian Bokmål | på | on; on, against, touching; hanging from or being... |