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Where does “hwar” come from?

hwar (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hwēr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

hwar (Proto-Germanic): where, in what place

Definitions

  1. where, in what place

Ancestry of “hwar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichwēr—
2Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

Words derived from “hwar”

  • whereas
  • everywhere
  • somewhere
  • anywhere
  • wherever
  • whereby
  • nowhere
  • whereof
  • wherewith
  • whereon
  • wherewithal
  • whereunto
  • whereto
  • somewheres
  • wherefrom
  • whereabout
  • otherwhere
  • whereinto
  • wherethrough
  • whereunder
  • whereso
  • Nowheresville
  • everwhere
  • whereness
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