Where does “vars” come from?

vars (Swedish) comes from Swedish hvarest, from Old Swedish hvaris, from Old Swedish hvar, from Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic hwar, from Proto-Germanic hwēr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.

vars (Swedish): where; Added to an answering interjection to...

Definitions

  1. where; Added to an answering interjection to...

Ancestry of “vars”, step by step

vars traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish hvarest

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishhvarestwhereto, whither
2Old Swedishhvaris—
3Old Swedishhvarwhich, every; where
4Old Norsehvarwhere
5Proto-Germanichwarwhere, in what place
6Proto-Germanichwēr—
7Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

via Old Swedish hvars

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishhvars—
2Old Norseesthat; is; as
3Proto-Germanicīzhe, she, it, they; 3rd person personal pronoun
4Proto-Indo-Europeanísthis, he (used as the 3rd person pronoun)
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwar →