hverken
Danish
/vɛrkən/
adv
Definitions
- neither
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse hvárki, hvárr (each, which, each of two, which of two) derived from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz (which, what).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hwaþeraz
Gloss
which, what
Concept
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Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- whether English
- whethersoever English
- entweder German
- weder German
- *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷóteros Proto-Indo-European
- verken Norwegian Bokmål
- *aiw Proto-Germanic
- *hwaþeraz Proto-Germanic
- varken Swedish
- verken Norwegian Nynorsk
- hwæþer Old English
- hvar Old Norse
- hvaðarr Old Norse
- hvárgi Old Norse
- hvárki Old Norse
- hvárr Old Norse
- hvárrtveggi Old Norse
- hvárrtveggja Old Norse
- hvárt Old Norse
- hváru Old Norse
- hvor Icelandic
- wedar Old High German
- 𐍈𐌰𐌸𐌰𐍂 Gothic
- *hwaþar gmw-pro
- hwethar Old Saxon