whence

Bedeutung (English)

Adv

From where; from which place or source.

Conj

Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated; thence

Konzepte

woher

von wo

Synonyms

from where

where

wherefrom

whither

since

through

where from

from

by

which from

how

wherefore

undertake

in what way

why

in what manner

form where

as a result

Ausgesprochen als (IPA)

/ʍɛns/

Etymologie (English)

Inherited from Mittelenglisch: whennes

Inherited from Altenglisch: hwanon

In summary

From Middle English whennes, from Old English hwanon (with adverbial genitive -s), related to hwonne (whence when). Analyzable as when + -s.