hvorfor

Danish

Etymology

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

Pronunciation

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

Adverb

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

• Norwegian Bokmål: hvorfor
  • →? Norwegian Nynorsk: korfor

Norwegian Bokmål

Alternative forms

• kvifor, korfor (nynorsk)

Etymology

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

Adverb

hvorfor

1. wherefore, why