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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

  1. whereupon, after which; whereupon, on which

Ancestry of “hvorpå”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålhvorwhere; how
2Danishhvorwhere; how
3Old Norsehvarwhere
4Proto-Germanichwarwhere, in what place
5Proto-Germanichwēr—
6Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
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