Where does “varken” come from?

varken (Swedish) comes from Old Norse hvárgi, from Old Norse hvárr, from Old Norse hvaðarr, from Proto-Germanic hwaþeraz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

varken (Swedish): neither

Definitions

  1. neither

Ancestry of “varken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvárgieither; neither
2Old Norsehvárrwhich; each
3Old Norsehvaðarrolder form of hvárr
4Proto-Germanichwaþerazwhich, what
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóteroswhich of two
6Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
7Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷóteros →