whence
English
/ʍɛns/, /wɛns/
adv
Definitions
- (archaic) From where; from which place or source.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English whennes inherited from Old English hwanone suf from English when root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- after English
- any English
- anywhen English
- anywhence English
- elsewhen English
- ever English
- everwhen English
- every English
- everywhence English
- forth English
- forward English
- from English
- no English
- nowhen English
- nowhence English
- other English
- otherwhen English
- otherwhence English
- soever English
- some English
- somewhence English
- ward English
- when English
- whenabout English
- whenas English
- whenceafter English
- whenceforth English
- whenceforward English
- whencefrom English
- whenceness English
- whencesoever English
- whencever English
- whenceward English
- whenness English
- whensoever English
- whenwe English
- whose English
- waarvoor Dutch, Flemish
- welks Dutch, Flemish
- wiens Dutch, Flemish
- ποσός Ancient Greek
- ποτέ Ancient Greek
- που Ancient Greek
- πως Ancient Greek
- ἕκαστος Ancient Greek
- ὁπότε Ancient Greek
- ὅπως Ancient Greek
- *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷey Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷosyo Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷo- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷokʷe Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷoti Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷód Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷóteros Proto-Indo-European
- *hwammai Proto-Germanic
- *hwar Proto-Germanic
- *hwaþeraz Proto-Germanic
- *hwi-, *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwilīkaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwō Proto-Germanic
- hwanone Old English
- when, when(ne) Middle English
- whennes Middle English
- waeromme Middle Dutch
- *wan ēr Old Dutch
- *tan Proto-Albanian
- no
- any
- from
- ward
- when
- some
- ever
- after
- other
- every
- whose
- forth
- nowhen
- whenas
- whenwe
- soever
- forward
- anywhen
- whenness
- everwhen
- elsewhen
- nowhence
- whenabout
- anywhence
- whencever
- otherwhen
- somewhence
- whenceward
- whenceness
- whencefrom
- whensoever
- whenceafter
- everywhence
- whenceforth
- otherwhence
- whencesoever
- whenceforward