Where does “kvarannan” come from?

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

kvarannan (Norwegian Nynorsk): each other

Definitions

  1. each other

Ancestry of “kvarannan”, step by step

kvarannan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk kvar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkvarwhere; each; every
2Old Norsehvarwhere
3Proto-Germanichwarwhere, in what place
4Proto-Germanichwēr—
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

via Norwegian Nynorsk annan

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskannanother, another; second
2Old Norseannarrother, another, second, next
3Proto-Germanicanþerazsecond; other
4Proto-Indo-Europeanánterosother
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwar →