hvaðan

== Faroese == === Etymology === From Old Norse hvaðan, there formed from hvar (“where”) or hvat (“what”) + -an (ablative adverb). === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈkʰvɛːjan/ === Adverb === hvaðan from where, whence Synonym: hvaðani === Notes === The -an suffix is also fossilized in Faroese to some extent, in adverbs such as sáran. === Further reading === "hvaðan" at Sprotin.fo == Icelandic == === Etymology === (This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.) === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /kʰvaːðan/ IPA(key): /xʷaːðan/ === Pronoun === hvaðan from where, whence == Old Norse == === Etymology === From hvar (“where”), hvat (“what”) + -an (ablative adverb). Compare þaðan, héðan. === Adverb === hvaðan (not comparable) whence, wherefrom, from where ==== Related terms ==== hvar (“where”) hvat (“what”) ==== Descendants ==== Icelandic: hvaðan Faroese: hvaðan Norwegian Nynorsk: kvadan Old Swedish: hvaþan Swedish: vadan Old Danish: hwathæn, hwæthæn Danish: hveden ==== See also ==== héðan (“hence”) síðan (“since”) þaðan (“thence”) === Further reading === Zoëga, Geir T. (1910), “hvaðan”, in A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press, page 216; also available at the Internet Archive