Where does “kvi” come from?
kvi (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Old Norse hví, from Proto-Germanic hwī, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...
kvi (Norwegian Nynorsk): why
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Ancestry of “kvi”, step by step
kvi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Old Norse hví
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hví | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwī | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷey | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷis | interrogative, relative stem; who, what;... |
via Proto-Germanic kwījō
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | kwījō | enclosure, stable |