hvað

See also: hvad

Icelandic

Etymology

From Old Norse hvat, originally the neuter form of *hver (from Proto-Germanic *hwaz), but conflated with hverr (whence Modern Icelandic hver). Corresponds to Proto-Germanic *hwat, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷód, *kʷod. See hver.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /xʷaːð/
• IPA^(key): /kʰvaːð/ (

  listen:

  (file)

  )

  Homophone: kvað

• Rhymes: -aːð

Pronoun

hvað

1. neuter nominative/accusative singular of hver