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Where does “hwǣr” come from?

hwǣr (Old English) comes from Old English -a, from Proto-Germanic -ō, from Proto-Germanic -ô, from Proto-Indo-European -ō — Derives nouns from roots.

hwǣr (Old English): where

Definitions

  1. where

Ancestry of “hwǣr”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old English-aEnding forming adverbs; nominative masculine...
2Proto-Germanic-ō—
3Proto-Germanic-ô-ly; Forms agent nouns, often from the zero-grade...
4Proto-Indo-European-ōDerives nouns from roots

Words derived from “hwǣr”

  • whereas
  • everywhere
  • somewhere
  • anywhere
  • wherever
  • whereby
  • nowhere
  • whereof
  • wherewith
  • whereon
  • wherewithal
  • whereunto
  • whereto
  • somewheres
  • wherefrom
  • whereabout
  • otherwhere
  • whereinto
  • wherethrough
  • whereunder
  • whereso
  • Nowheresville
  • everwhere
  • whereness
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