"wherefrom" meaning in All languages combined

See wherefrom on Wiktionary

Adverb [English]

Etymology: From where + from. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|where|from}} where + from Head templates: {{en-adv|-}} wherefrom (not comparable)
  1. (archaic) from which; whence Tags: archaic, not-comparable Translations (from which): ուստի (usti) (Armenian), от което (ot koeto) (Bulgarian), hvorfra (Danish), waarvandaan (Dutch), mistä (Finnish), à partir de quoi (French), woher (German), miből [interrogative] (Hungarian), amiből [relative] (Hungarian), di cui (Italian), da cui (Italian), hvorfra (Norwegian), از آن (az ân) (Persian), de dónde [interrogative] (Spanish), de donde [relative] (Spanish), varifrån (Swedish), з яко́го (z jakóho) (Ukrainian), зві́дки (zvídky) (Ukrainian)
    Sense id: en-wherefrom-en-adv-jK8Rb9Dl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Armenian translations, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Danish translations, Terms with Dutch translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Norwegian translations, Terms with Persian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Swedish translations, Terms with Ukrainian translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 60 40 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 89 11 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 91 9 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Armenian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Danish translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Dutch translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 86 14 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Norwegian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of Terms with Persian translations: 93 7 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 97 3 Disambiguation of Terms with Swedish translations: 95 5 Disambiguation of Terms with Ukrainian translations: 94 6 Disambiguation of 'from which': 81 19
  2. (interrogative) from what? from where? whence? Tags: interrogative, not-comparable
    Sense id: en-wherefrom-en-adv-OudHdNli
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: —, henceafter, henceforth, henceforward, henceforwards, hencefrom, hereabout, hereabouts, hereabove, hereafter, hereafters, hereagainst, hereamong, hereanent, hereat, hereaway, herebefore, hereby, herefor, herefore, hereforth, hereforward, hereforwards, herefrom, herehence, hereinabove, hereinafter, hereinbefore, hereinbelow, hereinelsewhere, hereinsoever, hereinto, hereinunder, heremid, hereof, hereon, hereout, hereover, herethrough, herethroughout, hereto, heretofore, hereunto, hereupon, herewith, herewithal, herewithin, herewithout, hitherto, hitherunto, hitherward, hitherwards, howbeit, however, howso, howsoever, howsomedever, howsomever, thataway, thatwise, thenceafter, thenceforth, thenceforward, thenceforwards, thencefrom, thenceout, thereabout, thereabouts, thereabove, thereacross, thereafter, thereafters, thereagain, thereagainst, therealong, thereamong, thereamongst, thereanent, therearound, thereat, thereaway, therebefore, therebeside, therebetween, therebeyond, thereby, therever, therefor, therefore, thereforth, therefrom, therehence, thereinabove, thereinafter, thereinbefore, thereinbelow, thereinto, thereinunder, theremid, thereof, thereon, thereout, thereover, theresoever, therethrough, therethroughout, thereto, theretofore, thereunto, thereup, thereupon, therewith, therewithal, therewithin, therewithout, thisaway, thiswise, thitherinsoever, thitherto, thitherward, thitherwards, whatever, whatso, whatsoever, whatsomedever, whatsomever, whatwise, whenabout, whenabouts, whenas, whenever, whenso, whensoever, whensomever, whenceafter, whencever, whenceforth, whenceforward, whencefrom, whenceward, whencewards, whereabout, whereabouts, whereabove, whereafter, whereafters, whereagainst, wherealong, whereamong, whereamongst, whereanent, wherearound, whereas, whereat, whereaway, wherebefore, wherebeside, wherebetween, wherebeyond, whereby, wherever, wherefor, wherefore, whereforth, wherehence, whereinabove, whereinafter, whereinbefore, whereinbelow, whereinsoever, whereinto, whereinunder, wheremid, whereof, whereon, whereout, whereover, whereso, wheresoever, wheresomever, wherethrough, wherethroughout, whereto, wheretofore, whereunto, whereup, whereupon, wherewith, wherewithal, wherewithin, wherewithout, whitherever, whitherinsoever, whitherso, whitherto, whithertofore, whitherward, whitherwards, whyever, whyfor, whyso, whysoever, 1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form
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        "(archaic) from which; whence"
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "hy",
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          "lang_code": "hy",
          "roman": "usti",
          "sense": "from which",
          "word": "ուստի"
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          "sense": "from which",
          "word": "waarvandaan"
        },
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          "sense": "from which",
          "word": "mistä"
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          "sense": "from which",
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          "sense": "from which",
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          "sense": "from which",
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          ],
          "word": "miből"
        },
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          "lang_code": "hu",
          "sense": "from which",
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            "relative"
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          "word": "amiből"
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        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "from which",
          "word": "di cui"
        },
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          "code": "it",
          "lang": "Italian",
          "lang_code": "it",
          "sense": "from which",
          "word": "da cui"
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "no",
          "lang": "Norwegian",
          "lang_code": "no",
          "sense": "from which",
          "word": "hvorfra"
        },
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "fa",
          "lang": "Persian",
          "lang_code": "fa",
          "roman": "az ân",
          "sense": "from which",
          "word": "از آن"
        },
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
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          "lang": "Spanish",
          "lang_code": "es",
          "sense": "from which",
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            "interrogative"
          ],
          "word": "de dónde"
        },
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
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            "relative"
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "sv",
          "lang": "Swedish",
          "lang_code": "sv",
          "sense": "from which",
          "word": "varifrån"
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          "_dis1": "81 19",
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          "lang": "Ukrainian",
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          "roman": "z jakóho",
          "sense": "from which",
          "word": "з яко́го"
        },
        {
          "_dis1": "81 19",
          "code": "uk",
          "lang": "Ukrainian",
          "lang_code": "uk",
          "roman": "zvídky",
          "sense": "from which",
          "word": "зві́дки"
        }
      ]
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      "glosses": [
        "from what? from where? whence?"
      ],
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          "what"
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          "where",
          "where"
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          "whence",
          "whence"
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        "(interrogative) from what? from where? whence?"
      ],
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        "interrogative",
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      ]
    }
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}
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    "English compound terms",
    "English entries with incorrect language header",
    "English lemmas",
    "English pronominal adverbs",
    "English uncomparable adverbs",
    "Entries with translation boxes",
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    "Terms with Armenian translations",
    "Terms with Bulgarian translations",
    "Terms with Danish translations",
    "Terms with Dutch translations",
    "Terms with Finnish translations",
    "Terms with French translations",
    "Terms with German translations",
    "Terms with Hungarian translations",
    "Terms with Italian translations",
    "Terms with Norwegian translations",
    "Terms with Persian translations",
    "Terms with Spanish translations",
    "Terms with Swedish translations",
    "Terms with Ukrainian translations"
  ],
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      "from#English"
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      "word": "thencefrom"
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      "word": "thereabout"
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      "word": "thereafter"
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    {
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    {
      "word": "therebefore"
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      "word": "therebeside"
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    {
      "word": "therebeyond"
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      "word": "thereby"
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      "word": "theretofore"
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    {
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      "word": "therewithin"
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      "word": "therewithout"
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      "word": "whatwise"
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      "word": "whensoever"
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      "word": "wherebeyond"
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      "word": "wherehence"
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      "word": "whereinafter"
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    {
      "word": "whereinbefore"
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      "word": "whereinbelow"
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      "word": "whereinsoever"
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      "word": "whereinto"
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      "word": "whereinunder"
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      "word": "wheremid"
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      "word": "whereof"
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      "word": "whereon"
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      "word": "whereout"
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      "word": "whereover"
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      "word": "whereso"
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      "word": "wheresoever"
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      "word": "wheresomever"
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    {
      "word": "wherethrough"
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    {
      "word": "wherethroughout"
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    {
      "word": "whereto"
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    {
      "word": "wheretofore"
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    {
      "word": "whereunto"
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    {
      "word": "whereup"
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      "word": "whereupon"
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    {
      "word": "wherewith"
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    {
      "word": "wherewithal"
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      "word": "wherewithin"
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      "word": "wherewithout"
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      "word": "whitherever"
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      "word": "whitherinsoever"
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      "word": "whitherso"
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      "word": "whyfor"
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      "word": "whysoever"
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          "whence",
          "whence"
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        "(archaic) from which; whence"
      ],
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        "archaic",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
    },
    {
      "glosses": [
        "from what? from where? whence?"
      ],
      "links": [
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          "what",
          "what"
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          "where",
          "where"
        ],
        [
          "whence",
          "whence"
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      "raw_glosses": [
        "(interrogative) from what? from where? whence?"
      ],
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        "interrogative",
        "not-comparable"
      ]
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    {
      "code": "hy",
      "lang": "Armenian",
      "lang_code": "hy",
      "roman": "usti",
      "sense": "from which",
      "word": "ուստի"
    },
    {
      "code": "bg",
      "lang": "Bulgarian",
      "lang_code": "bg",
      "roman": "ot koeto",
      "sense": "from which",
      "word": "от което"
    },
    {
      "code": "da",
      "lang": "Danish",
      "lang_code": "da",
      "sense": "from which",
      "word": "hvorfra"
    },
    {
      "code": "nl",
      "lang": "Dutch",
      "lang_code": "nl",
      "sense": "from which",
      "word": "waarvandaan"
    },
    {
      "code": "fi",
      "lang": "Finnish",
      "lang_code": "fi",
      "sense": "from which",
      "word": "mistä"
    },
    {
      "code": "fr",
      "lang": "French",
      "lang_code": "fr",
      "sense": "from which",
      "word": "à partir de quoi"
    },
    {
      "code": "de",
      "lang": "German",
      "lang_code": "de",
      "sense": "from which",
      "word": "woher"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "from which",
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ],
      "word": "miből"
    },
    {
      "code": "hu",
      "lang": "Hungarian",
      "lang_code": "hu",
      "sense": "from which",
      "tags": [
        "relative"
      ],
      "word": "amiből"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "from which",
      "word": "di cui"
    },
    {
      "code": "it",
      "lang": "Italian",
      "lang_code": "it",
      "sense": "from which",
      "word": "da cui"
    },
    {
      "code": "no",
      "lang": "Norwegian",
      "lang_code": "no",
      "sense": "from which",
      "word": "hvorfra"
    },
    {
      "code": "fa",
      "lang": "Persian",
      "lang_code": "fa",
      "roman": "az ân",
      "sense": "from which",
      "word": "از آن"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "from which",
      "tags": [
        "interrogative"
      ],
      "word": "de dónde"
    },
    {
      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "lang_code": "es",
      "sense": "from which",
      "tags": [
        "relative"
      ],
      "word": "de donde"
    },
    {
      "code": "sv",
      "lang": "Swedish",
      "lang_code": "sv",
      "sense": "from which",
      "word": "varifrån"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "z jakóho",
      "sense": "from which",
      "word": "з яко́го"
    },
    {
      "code": "uk",
      "lang": "Ukrainian",
      "lang_code": "uk",
      "roman": "zvídky",
      "sense": "from which",
      "word": "зві́дки"
    }
  ],
  "word": "wherefrom"
}

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This page is a part of the kaikki.org machine-readable All languages combined dictionary. This dictionary is based on structured data extracted on 2026-10-03 from the enwiktionary dump dated 2026-09-02 using wiktextract (1a05e46 and e3d6d4e). The data shown on this site has been post-processed and various details (e.g., extra categories) removed, some information disambiguated, and additional data merged from other sources. See the raw data download page for the unprocessed wiktextract data.

If you use this data in academic research, please cite Tatu Ylonen: Wiktextract: Wiktionary as Machine-Readable Structured Data, Proceedings of the 13th Conference on Language Resources and Evaluation (LREC), pp. 1317-1325, Marseille, 20-25 June 2022. Linking to the relevant page(s) under https://kaikki.org would also be greatly appreciated.