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Norwegian for "what" is "hva", with a silent H. But I swear I can hear a hint of the H sometimes. Also, hvem, hvilken, hvor, hvit for who, which, where, white,
by dwc 13y ago
Norwegian for "what" is "hva", with a silent H. But I swear I can hear a hint of the H sometimes. Also, hvem, hvilken, hvor, hvit for who, which, where, white, &c.
Swedish has dropped the H (along with other differences) giving vad, vem, vilken, var, vita for what, who, which, where, white.
- gpjt 13y agoInteresting! Makes sense given the common heritage in Proto-Germanic.
- dwc 13y agoCommon heritage, plus latter influences from the Viking era. I'm studying Norwegian (and a bit of Swedish) and the similarities with English are quite interesting. Also, the differences in the form of shifts. Like kvalm (qualm?) meaning queasy/sick.