hvilken

Danish

[ˈʋelɡ̊ən]

pronoun
Definitions
  • (interrogative) what, which, the
  • (relative) who, whom, which, whatever, whichever

Etymology

Derived from Old Danish huilk derived from Old Norse hvílíkr derived from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz (what kind of, what sort of, what kind, like what), *hwaz (who) + Proto-Germanic *-līkaz (having the body form of, -like, shaped).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*-līkaz

Gloss

having the body form of, -like, shaped

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