Where does “ymiskvar” come from?

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

Ancestry of “ymiskvar”, step by step

ymiskvar 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 ymis

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskymisdifferent
2Old Norseýmissvarious, different, alternating
3Old Norseíin
4Proto-Germanicinin; into
5Proto-Indo-Europeanénin
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwar →