Where does “hvaðarr” come from?

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

hvaðarr (Old Norse): older form of hvárr

Definitions

  1. older form of hvárr

Ancestry of “hvaðarr”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hvaðarr”

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