Where does “hur” come from?

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

hur (Swedish): how

Definitions

  1. how

Ancestry of “hur”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhuruhow
2Old Swedishhwaru
3Old Norsehvarwhere
4Proto-Germanichwarwhere, in what place
5Proto-Germanichwēr
6Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷísEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwērEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwar
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