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
Ancestry of “varken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | hvárgi | either; neither |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvárr | which; each |
| 3 | Old Norse | hvaðarr | older form of hvárr |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwaþeraz | which, what |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷóteros | which of two |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |