Where does “kvar” come from?

kvar (Swedish) comes from Old Norse kvirr, from Proto-Germanic kwerruz, from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₂-.

kvar (Swedish): left, remaining

Definitions

  1. left, remaining

Ancestry of “kvar”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsekvirr—
2Proto-Germanickwerruzcalm; still; quiet
3Proto-Indo-Europeangʷerh₂-—

Words derived from “kvar”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European gʷerh₂- →Every word from Proto-Germanic kwerruz →Every word from Old Norse kvirr →