Danish hvad

← Proto-Germanic *hwat (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *kʷód (derived)

← Proto-Indo-European *kʷod (mention)

← Old Norse hvat (derived)

→ English what (cognate)

→ Danish hv-ord (mention)

→ Danish hv-spørgsmål (mention)

→ Danish hvad for (mention)

→ German was (cognate)

→ Old High German waz (cognate)

→ Norwegian Bokmål hva (derived)

→ Dutch wat (cognate)