"hvordan" meaning in Danish

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Adverb

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, {{m|gml|wō||how}} wō (“how”), {{der|da|gem-pro|*hwō}} Proto-Germanic *hwō, {{m|gml|dān||done}} dān (“done”), {{m|gml|dōn||to do}} dōn (“to do”), {{der|da|gem-pro|*dōną}} Proto-Germanic *dōną, {{cog|da|sådan||so}} Danish sådan (“so”), {{m|da|ligedan||in the same way}} ligedan (“in the same way”), {{inh|da|gmq-oda|hwaræ}} Old Danish hwaræ, {{m|gmq-oda|huræ}} huræ, {{cog|sv|hur}} Swedish hur, {{der|da|non|hváru}} Old Norse hváru, {{m|non|hvárr||which (of the two)}} hvárr (“which (of the two)”), {{inh|da|gem-pro|*hwaþeraz}} Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz, {{m|da|hvor||where}} hvor (“where”), {{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

Alternative forms

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