wherefor
English
adv
Definitions
- (dated) (alternative spelling of) wherefore
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wherefore compound from English where (what, which) + English fore (prominent, for, out in front).
Origin
English
fore
Gloss
prominent, for, out in front
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- afore English
- allwhere English
- anywhere English
- eachwhere English
- elsewhere English
- everwhere English
- first English
- fore English
- foreanent English
- forebulge English
- forecheck English
- foredraft English
- forehatch English
- foremast English
- foremost English
- forereef English
- foreright English
- foreshore English
- foreward English
- forward English
- nowhere English
- otherwhere English
- somewhere English
- where English
- whereabout English
- wherealong English
- whereas English
- whereby English
- wherefrom English
- whereinto English
- whereness English
- wherenot English
- whereof English
- whereon English
- whereso English
- wherethan English
- wherethrough English
- whereto English
- whereunder English
- whereunto English
- wherever English
- wherewith English
- wherewithal English
- whereäs English
- whithertofore English
- where Middle English
- wherefore Middle English
- we Tok Pisin
- weya Kriol
- fore
- where
- first
- afore
- whereso
- nowhere
- whereas
- forward
- whereof
- whereäs
- whereby
- whereto
- whereon
- foremost
- foremast
- allwhere
- wherever
- wherenot
- forereef
- anywhere
- foreward
- foreright
- forebulge
- forecheck
- everwhere
- wherewith
- foreanent
- whereness
- elsewhere
- wherefrom
- wherethan
- whereunto
- forehatch
- whereinto
- somewhere
- eachwhere
- foreshore
- foredraft
- wherealong
- whereunder
- whereabout
- otherwhere
- wherewithal
- wherethrough
- whithertofore