hveim

Old Norse

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwammai, dative singular of *hwaz (“what”), phonologically as if from *hwaimaz. Cognate with hwǣm, Old English hwām, Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌼𐌼𐌰 (ƕamma).

Pronoun

hveim

  1. masculine dative singular of *hver

Declension

Declension of hvar
singular masculine neuter
nominative *hver, *hvar hvat
accusative *hven hvat
dative hveim hví
genitive hves hves

Descendants

  • Swedish: vem, Swedish: (pre-1906 spelling) hvem
  • Danish: hvem
    • Norwegian Bokmål: hvem
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