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
Ancestry of “hur”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Swedish | huru | how |
| 2 | Old Swedish | hwaru | — |
| 3 | Old Norse | hvar | where |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwar | where, in what place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwēr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |