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