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Where does “hvatki” come from?

hvatki (Old Norse) comes from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

Ancestry of “hvatki”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvatwhat
2Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho
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