Where does “hvilken” come from?
hvilken (Swedish) comes from Swedish vilken, 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 (Swedish): Obsolete spelling of vilken
Definitions
- Obsolete spelling of vilken
Ancestry of “hvilken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Swedish | vilken | which; which, what, which one, who , whom; which,... |
| 2 | Old Norse | hvílíkr | — |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hwilīkaz | what kind of, what sort of |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwaz | who, what; whose; whom |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷos | See *kʷis |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kʷ- | The primary interrogative root |