Where does “hvárr” come from?

hvárr (Old Norse) comes 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.

hvárr (Old Norse): which; each

Definitions

  1. which; each

Ancestry of “hvárr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hvárr”

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