Where does “invärtes” come from?

invärtes (Swedish) comes from Swedish vart, from Swedish var, from Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic hwar, from Proto-Germanic hwēr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

invärtes (Swedish): internal; internally

Definitions

  1. internal; internally

Ancestry of “invärtes”, step by step

invärtes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish vart

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishvartto which place; whither; to where; whereto?;...
2Swedishvarwhere; at which place; where; the situation in...
3Old Norsehvarwhere
4Proto-Germanichwarwhere, in what place
5Proto-Germanichwēr
6Proto-Indo-European*kʷís

via Swedish in

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishininto, the direction "from "out" to "in
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷísEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwērEvery word from Proto-Germanic hwar
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