Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “kvirr” come from?

kvirr (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic kwerruz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₂-.

Ancestry of “kvirr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanickwerruzcalm; still; quiet
2Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₂-—

Words derived from “kvirr”

  • kvarleva
  • kvar
  • kvarhålla
  • kvarskatt
  • kvarstå
  • kyrr
  • Kyrrahaf
Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₂- →