wher

Middle English

Alternative forms

where, wheir, whare, were, qwere

Etymology

From Old English hwǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *hwār.

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /hwɛːr/, /hwɛr/

Adverb

wher

where

Descendants

English: where, quhair, quhar, quher, quhere
Scots: whaur

References

“whē̆r, adv. & conj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.

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