Where does “hvem” come from?

hvem (Swedish) comes from Swedish vem, from Old Norse hveim, from Proto-Germanic hwammai, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

hvem (Swedish): Obsolete spelling of vem

Definitions

  1. Obsolete spelling of vem

Ancestry of “hvem”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvemwho, whom
2Old Norsehveim—
3Proto-Germanichwammaimasculine/neuter dative of *hwaz
4Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →