whether

Meaning

Frequency

A2
Hyphenated as
wheth‧er
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈwɛðə(ɹ)/
Etymology

In summary

From Middle English whether, whather, from Old English hweþer, hwæþer, from Proto-West Germanic *hwaþar, from Proto-Germanic *hwaþeraz, comparative form of *hwaz (“who”). Cognate with German weder (“neither”), Swedish var, Icelandic hvor (“each of two, which of two”).

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