"woher" meaning in All languages combined

See woher on Wiktionary

Adverb [German]

IPA: /voˈheːɐ̯/ Audio: De-woher.ogg
Etymology: wo + her Etymology templates: {{compound|de|wo|her}} wo + her Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} woher, {{de-adv}} woher
  1. where from, whence
    Sense id: en-woher-de-adv-ntPerziG
  2. how (not the general meaning of "in which way", but meaning "from which source" or "from where" exactly)
    Sense id: en-woher-de-adv-scxhtd7H Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of German entries with incorrect language header: 40 60 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 37 63 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 10 90
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: daher, dorther, hierher
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    {
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        "1": "de",
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        "3": "",
        "4": "",
        "5": "",
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        "sort": ""
      },
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      "name": "head"
    },
    {
      "args": {},
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    }
  ],
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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    },
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "dorther"
    },
    {
      "_dis1": "0 0",
      "word": "hierher"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "Where do you come from?",
          "text": "Woher kommt ihr? (informal, plural)",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "where from, whence"
      ],
      "id": "en-woher-de-adv-ntPerziG",
      "links": [
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          "where"
        ],
        [
          "from",
          "from"
        ],
        [
          "whence",
          "whence"
        ]
      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
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          "_dis": "40 60",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "German entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "37 63",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        },
        {
          "_dis": "10 90",
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w+disamb"
        }
      ],
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        {
          "english": "How should I know?",
          "text": "Woher soll ich das wissen?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "how (not the general meaning of \"in which way\", but meaning \"from which source\" or \"from where\" exactly)"
      ],
      "id": "en-woher-de-adv-scxhtd7H",
      "links": [
        [
          "how",
          "how"
        ]
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}
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  ],
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    "German interrogative adverbs",
    "German lemmas",
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  ],
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      "args": {
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      },
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      "args": {},
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  ],
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  "pos": "adv",
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      "word": "dorther"
    },
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    }
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      ],
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          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
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        "where from, whence"
      ],
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        [
          "where",
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        ],
        [
          "from",
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        [
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          "whence"
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      ]
    },
    {
      "categories": [
        "German terms with usage examples"
      ],
      "examples": [
        {
          "english": "How should I know?",
          "text": "Woher soll ich das wissen?",
          "type": "example"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "how (not the general meaning of \"in which way\", but meaning \"from which source\" or \"from where\" exactly)"
      ],
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        [
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          "how"
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      ]
    }
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    },
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    }
  ],
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}

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