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Where does “hvárrgi” come from?

hvárrgi (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.

Ancestry of “hvárrgi”, 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

Words derived from “hvárrgi”

  • hvorugkyn
  • hvorugur
  • hvárigr
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →