när
Swedish
adv
Definitions
- when
- (about time) as
Etymology
Derived from Old Norse nær (near, closer) derived from Proto-Germanic *nēhwiz (nearer).
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*nēhwiz
Gloss
nearer
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- nær Norwegian Bokmål
- *hwē Proto-Germanic
- *nēhw Proto-Germanic
- *nēhwiz Proto-Germanic
- *nēhwōz Proto-Germanic
- nära Swedish
- närtåg Swedish
- tåg Swedish
- nær Norwegian Nynorsk
- nærare Norwegian Nynorsk
- nærast Norwegian Nynorsk
- nærmast Norwegian Nynorsk
- ná Old Norse
- nær Old Norse
- nǣr Old Norse
- hvornår Danish
- nær Danish
- nær Icelandic
- *nār Old Dutch
- wannēr Middle Low German
- ner Westrobothnian
- när Westrobothnian