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

hwar traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hwēr

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

via Proto-Indo-European kʷō-

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Indo-Europeankʷō-

Words derived from “hwar

Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷísEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwēr