Where does “whereon” come from?

Whereon derives from English on, from Japanese 音読み and Japanese 音, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European wen-, óynos, -r, óynos, and aukw-.

whereon (English): On which, on what

Definitions

  1. On which, on what

Ancestry of “whereon”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwheron
Every word from Middle English wheron