Where does “kvar” come from?

kvar (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic hwar, from Proto-Germanic hwēr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

kvar (Norwegian Nynorsk): where; each; every

Definitions

  1. where; each; every

Ancestry of “kvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvarwhere
2Proto-Germanichwarwhere, in what place
3Proto-Germanichwēr—
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

Words derived from “kvar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwar →