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
- internal; internally
Ancestry of “invärtes”, step by step
invärtes traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish vart
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | vart | to which place; whither; to where; whereto?;... |
| 2 | Swedish | var | where; at which place; where; the situation in... |
| 3 | Old Norse | hvar | where |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwar | where, in what place |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hwēr | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |
via Swedish in
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | in | into, the direction "from "out" to "in |