whence

Signification (English)

Adv

From where; from which place or source.

Conj

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

Concepts

d’où

d'où

d'oú

donc

dont

duquel

desquels

desquelles

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

Prononcé comme (IPA)

/ʍɛns/

Étymologie (English)

Inherited from moyen anglais: whennes

Inherited from ancien anglais: hwanon

In summary

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