Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish huilk, huilkin, Old Norse hvílíkr, from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz (what kind of, what sort of), cognate with English which, German welcher, Gothic 𐍈𐌹𐌻𐌴𐌹𐌺𐍃 (ƕileiks). A compound of *hwaz (who) +‎ *-līkaz (shaped).

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvelɡən/, [ˈʋe̝lɡ̊ŋ̍]

Pronoun

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hvilken (neuter hvilket, plural hvilke)

  1. (interrogative) what, which, the
  2. (relative) who, whom, which, whatever, whichever

Norwegian Bokmål

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Etymology

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From Old Norse hvílíkr, from Proto-Germanic *hwilīkaz.

Pronoun

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hvilken (neuter singular hvilket, plural hvilke)

  1. which

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Swedish

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Pronoun

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hvilken

  1. Obsolete spelling of vilken.