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Where does “hwaru” come from?

hwaru (Old Swedish) comes from Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic hwar, from Proto-Germanic hwēr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

Ancestry of “hwaru”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvarwhere
2Proto-Germanichwarwhere, in what place
3Proto-Germanichwēr—
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

Words derived from “hwaru”

  • huruväl
  • huru
  • huruvida
  • hur
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →