Where does “hvárgi” come from?

hvárgi (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hvárr, from Old Norse hvaðarr, from Proto-Germanic hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

hvárgi (Old Norse): either; neither

Definitions

  1. either; neither

Ancestry of “hvárgi”, step by step

hvárgi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hvárr

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvárrwhich; each
2Old Norsehvaðarrolder form of hvárr
3Proto-Germanichwaþerazwhich, what
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root

via Old Norse hvar

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

Words derived from “hvárgi”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →