Where does “hværva” come from?
hværva (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hverfa, from Proto-Germanic hwarbijaną, from Proto-Germanic -janą, from Proto-Indo-European -yéti, from Proto-Indo-European yé-, from Chichewa iye — he, she.
hværva (Old Swedish): to turn; to disappear
Ancestry of “hværva”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hverfa | to have a circular or rotary motion; turn around;... |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwarbijaną | to turn |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -janą | Derives denominatives from nouns and factitives... |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | -yéti | Creates intransitive, often deponent,... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | yé- | — |
| 6 | Chichewa | iye | he, she |