hva
Norwegian
/vɑ/
pronoun
Definitions
- what (interrogative pronoun)
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse hvat derived from Proto-Germanic *hwat (what) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (what).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷód
Gloss
what
Concept
Semantic Field
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- anywhat English
- elsewhat English
- everwhat English
- mostwhat English
- muchwhat English
- nighwhat English
- nowhat English
- otherwhat English
- somewhat English
- what English
- whatchoo English
- whatever English
- whath English
- whatness English
- whatnot English
- whatsoever English
- whatth English
- you-know-what English
- *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷod Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷod, *kʷód Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷód Proto-Indo-European
- *hwat Proto-Germanic
- *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- vad Swedish
- kva Norwegian Nynorsk
- hwæt Old English
- what Middle English
- hvat Old Norse
- hvatki Old Norse
- hvad Danish
- hvað Icelandic
- waz Old High German
- hvat Faroese
- *hwat gmw-pro
- wat Old Dutch
- hwat Old Saxon
- hot Westrobothnian
- hvo Westrobothnian
- hwet Old Frisian
- wataim Tok Pisin
- wot Kriol