Where does “hvor” come from?

hvor (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse hverr, from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz — which, what.

hvor (Westrobothnian): every, each

Definitions

  1. every, each

Ancestry of “hvor”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehverrcauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which
2Proto-Germanichwarjazwhich, what

Words derived from “hvor”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hwarjaz →Every word from Old Norse hverr →