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

  1. where; whereto; genitive singular of hvor

Ancestry of “hvors”, step by step

hvors traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old Norse hvar

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehvarwhere
2Proto-Germanichwarwhere, in what place
3Proto-Germanichwēr—
4Proto-Indo-European*kʷís—

via Westrobothnian hvor

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Westrobothnianhvorevery, each
2Old Norsehverrcauldron, boiler; hot spring; who, which
3Proto-Germanichwarjazwhich, what
Every word from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwēr →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwar →