Where does “hvilken” come from?

hvilken (Danish) comes from Old Danish huilk, from Old Norse hvílíkr, from Proto-Germanic hwilīkaz, from Proto-Germanic hwaz, from Proto-Indo-European kʷos, from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- — The primary interrogative root.

hvilken (Danish): what, which, the; who, whom, which, whatever,...

Definitions

  1. what, which, the; who, whom, which, whatever,...

Ancestry of “hvilken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Danishhuilk—
2Old Norsehvílíkr—
3Proto-Germanichwilīkazwhat kind of, what sort of
4Proto-Germanichwazwho, what; whose; whom
5Proto-Indo-EuropeankʷosSee *kʷis
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷ-The primary interrogative root
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷos →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwaz →