hvorfor

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Danish

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Etymology

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From Old Danish huorfor, compare Old Norse fyrir hví (fyrir hví), Swedish varför, English wherefore, Dutch waarvoor, German wofür.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ˈvofɔ/, [ˈʋɔ̽fɒ̽], /ˈvɔfɔ/, [ˈʋɒ̽fɒ̽], /vɔˈfɔ/, [ʋɒ̽ˈfɒ̽]

Adverb

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hvorfor

  1. (interrogative) wherefore, why
  2. (formal, relative) for which reason
    Jeg anser syltede agurker for ekstremt stødende, hvorfor jeg advokerer for deres afskaffelse.
    I consider pickles to be extremely offensive, for which reason I advocate for their abolishment.

Descendants

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  • Norwegian Bokmål: hvorfor
    • ? Norwegian Nynorsk: korfor

Norwegian Bokmål

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Alternative forms

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Etymology

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From Danish hvorfor, compare Swedish varför, English wherefore, Dutch waarvoor, German wofür.

Adverb

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hvorfor

  1. wherefore, why