Where does “hvo” come from?

hvo (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse hvat, from Proto-Germanic hwat, from Proto-Indo-European kʷód, from Proto-Indo-European kʷós — who.

hvo (Westrobothnian): what; what, how, why

Definitions

  1. what; what, how, why

Ancestry of “hvo”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvatwhat
2Proto-Germanichwatnominative/accusative singular neuter of *hwaz
3Proto-Indo-Europeankʷódwhat
4Proto-Indo-Europeankʷóswho

Words derived from “hvo”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷós →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷód →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwat →