"hvordan" meaning in All languages combined

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Adverb [Danish]

IPA: [ʋʌˈd̥an], [ˈʋɔd̥ən], [ˈʋʌd̥ən], [ˈʋʌnˀn]
Etymology: From Old Danish hurædan, where -dan is from Middle Low German wōdān, a compound of 1. wō (“how”) from Proto-Germanic *hwō, and 2. dān (“done”), past participle of dōn (“to do”), from Proto-Germanic *dōną. Compare Danish sådan (“so”), ligedan (“in the same way”). In Medieval Scandinavian, the first part is remodelled after the adverb Old Danish hwaræ, huræ (a cognate of Swedish hur), from Old Norse hváru, a dative singular of hvárr (“which (of the two)”), from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz. In modern Danish, it is associated with the adverb hvor (“where”), from Old Norse hvar (“where”), from Proto-Germanic *hwar. Etymology templates: {{inh|da|gmq-oda|hurædan}} Old Danish hurædan, {{der|da|gml|wōdān}} Middle Low German wōdān, {{der|da|gem-pro|*hwō}} Proto-Germanic *hwō, {{der|da|gem-pro|*dōną}} Proto-Germanic *dōną, {{cog|da|sådan||so}} Danish sådan (“so”), {{inh|da|gmq-oda|hwaræ}} Old Danish hwaræ, {{cog|sv|hur}} Swedish hur, {{der|da|non|hváru}} Old Norse hváru, {{inh|da|gem-pro|*hwaþeraz}} Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz, {{cog|non|hvar||where}} Old Norse hvar (“where”), {{cog|gem-pro|*hwar}} Proto-Germanic *hwar Head templates: {{head|da|adverb|head=}} hvordan, {{da-adv}} hvordan
  1. how
    Sense id: en-hvordan-da-adv-gESq4fho Categories (other): Danish entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 2 entries, Pages with entries

Adverb [Norwegian Bokmål]

Audio: No-hvordan.ogg
Etymology: From Danish hvordan, from Old Danish hurædan, from Middle Low German wōdān, from wo (“how”) + doon (“do”). Equivalent to German wo (“where”) + tun (“do”). Etymology templates: {{inh|nb|da|hvordan}} Danish hvordan, {{inh|nb|gmq-oda|hurædan}} Old Danish hurædan, {{der|nb|gml|wōdān}} Middle Low German wōdān, {{compound|nds|wo|doon|nocat=1|t1=how|t2=do}} wo (“how”) + doon (“do”), {{cog|de|-}} German, {{compound|de|wo|tun|nocat=1|t1=where|t2=do}} wo (“where”) + tun (“do”) Head templates: {{head|nb|adverb}} hvordan
  1. how Synonyms: hvorledes, åssen

Alternative forms

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