Where does “wher” come from?
wher (Middle English) comes from Old English hwǣr, from Old English -a, from Proto-Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.
Ancestry of “wher”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old English | hwǣr | where |
| 2 | Old English | -a | Ending forming adverbs; nominative masculine... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | -ō | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | -ô | -ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | -ō | Derives nouns from roots |
Words derived from “wher”