Where does “hōt” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hōt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehótthreat
2Old Norsehvatwhat
3Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “hōt”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →