wherefore
English
/ˈweə(ɹ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)/, /ˈʍeə(ɹ)ˌfɔː(ɹ)/
adv
Definitions
- (conjunctive) Why, for what reason, because of what.
- (conjunctive) Therefore.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English wherfor affix from English for (away, up, very, completely, excessively, wrongly, fore-, fully, from, destructively, badly, off, harmfully, mis-, for, amiss).
Origin
English
for
Gloss
away, up, very, completely, excessively, wrongly, fore-, fully, from, destructively, badly, off, harmfully, mis-, for, amiss
Concept
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Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- bond for deed English
- for English
- forasmuch English
- forcause English
- forever English
- formenism English
- forwhy English
- herefor English
- herefore English
- therefor English
- therefore English
- waarvoor Dutch, Flemish
- *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- för Swedish
- var Swedish
- varför Swedish
- for Middle English
- wherfor Middle English
- hvar fore Old Swedish
- fi Jamaican Creole