Where does “kor” come from?

kor (Russenorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk kor, from Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic hwar, from Proto-Germanic hwēr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

kor (Russenorsk): where

Definitions

  1. where

Ancestry of “kor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskkorhow; where; choir
2Old Norsehvarwhere
3Proto-Germanichwarwhere, in what place
4Proto-Germanichwēr—
5Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwar →