Where does “korgje” come from?

korgje (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes 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.

korgje (Norwegian Nynorsk): one out of two

Definitions

  1. one out of two

Ancestry of “korgje”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvárgieither; neither
2Old Norsehvárrwhich; each
3Old Norsehvaðarrolder form of hvárr
4Proto-Germanichwaþerazwhich, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
7Proto-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 →
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