Where does “hvors” come from?
hvors (Westrobothnian) comes from Old Norse hvar, from Proto-Germanic hwar, from Proto-Germanic hwēr, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.
hvors (Westrobothnian): where; whereto; genitive singular of hvor
Definitions
- where; whereto; genitive singular of hvor
Ancestry of “hvors”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old Norse | hvar | where |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | hwar | where, in what place |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwēr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |