hvem
Danish
/vɛmˀ/
pronoun
Definitions
- (interrogative) who
- (relative) who, that
Etymology
Inherited from Old Danish hwa derived from Proto-Germanic *hwaz (who) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *kʷos (which, adverbial suffix, who, that).
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷos
Gloss
which, adverbial suffix, who, that
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Cognates and derived terms
- Who-athon English
- elsewho English
- elsewhom English
- everwho English
- which English
- who English
- who'da English
- who've English
- whoever English
- whom English
- whomever English
- whomsoever English
- whomst English
- whosoever English
- you-know-who English
- Werfall German
- wer German
- πόθεν Ancient Greek
- πότερος Ancient Greek
- *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷe- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *ne Proto-Indo-European
- *hwanǭ Proto-Germanic
- *hwarjaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwat Proto-Germanic
- *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- hwa Old English
- hwā Old English
- कश्चित् Sanskrit
- who Middle English
- whom Middle English
- hvar Old Norse
- hvat Old Norse
- hveim Old Norse
- helst Danish
- hvemsomhelst Danish
- hvilken Danish
- som Danish
- *kogъda Proto-Slavic
- *kъjь Proto-Slavic
- *kъto Proto-Slavic
- pan Welsh
- wer Old High German
- whois Translingual
- cuin Old Irish
- 𐍈𐌰𐌶𐌿𐌷 Gothic
- 𐍈𐌰𐌸 Gothic
- 𐍈𐌰𐌸𐍂𐍉 Gothic
- 𐍈𐌰𐌹𐍅𐌰 Gothic
- 𐍈𐌰𐍃 Gothic
- 𐍈𐌰𐍃𐌷𐌿𐌽 Gothic
- *hwaʀ gmw-pro
- *kʷoi Proto-Italic
- hwā Old Frisian
- *kas Proto-Balto-Slavic
- wer Hunsrik
- hwa Old Danish
- hu Kriol