Where does “whiderward” come from?

whiderward (Middle English) comes from Middle English whider, from Old English hwider, from Old English hwæder, from Proto-Germanic *hwadrê — to which place, to where, whither.

whiderward (Middle English): whitherward

Definitions

  1. whitherward

Ancestry of “whiderward”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishwhiderwhither
2Old Englishhwiderto where, whither
3Old EnglishhwæderAlternative form of hwider
4Proto-Germanic*hwadrêto which place, to where, whither

Words derived from “whiderward”

Every word from Proto-Germanic *hwadrê →Every word from Old English hwæder →Every word from Old English hwider →
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