Where does “hvárki” come from?

hvárki (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.

hvárki (Old Norse): neither; nor

Definitions

  1. neither; nor

Ancestry of “hvárki”, step by step

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