hvénær

Old Norse

Alternative forms

Etymology

Likely an exact cognate to Dutch wanneer (“when”), with the first component related to Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”). De Vries, however, prefers a derivation from hvé (“how”) +‎ nær (“near”), with sense development "how near" > "how early" > "when".[1]

Adverb

hvénær

  1. when

Descendants

  • Icelandic: hvenær

References

  1. ^ Jan de Vries (1977) [1957–1960], “hvénær, hvénar, hvéner”, in Altnordisches etymologisches Wörterbuch [Old Norse Etymological Dictionary] (in German), 3rd edition, Leiden: E[vert] J[an] Brill, →OCLC, page 271.

Further reading

  • Richard Cleasby; Guðbrandur Vigfússon (1874), “hvénær”, in An Icelandic-English Dictionary, 1st edition, Oxford: Oxford Clarendon Press
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