Where does “kvarhelst” come from?

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

kvarhelst (Norwegian Nynorsk): wherever

Definitions

  1. wherever

Ancestry of “kvarhelst”, step by step

kvarhelst 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 helst

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskhelstsuperlative degree of gjerne; past participle of...
2Old Norsehelztmost, most of all, especially; second-person...
3Old High Germanhaltosoon, fast; much
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwar →