"warum" meaning in German

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Adverb

IPA: /vaˈʁʊm/, /ˈvaː.ʁʊm/ Audio: De-warum.ogg
Rhymes: -ʊm Etymology: From Middle High German warumme, war umme, warumbe, war umbe, from Old High German wār umbe. Equivalent to wo (“where”) + um (“in order to, for the purpose of”), thus “for what purpose”. Doublet of worum, but with the older vocalism preserved. Compare Dutch waarom, which has both meanings. Etymology templates: {{inh|de|gmh|warumme, war umme, warumbe, war umbe}} Middle High German warumme, war umme, warumbe, war umbe, {{inh|de|goh|wār umbe}} Old High German wār umbe, {{univ|de|wo|um|notext=1|t1=where|t2=in order to, for the purpose of}} wo (“where”) + um (“in order to, for the purpose of”), {{dbt|de|worum}} Doublet of worum, {{cog|nl|waarom}} Dutch waarom Head templates: {{head|de|adverb||||am {{{2}}}|head=|sort=}} warum, {{de-adv}} warum
  1. why; for what reason Derived forms: irgendwarum Related terms: weshalb, weswegen, wieso
    Sense id: en-warum-de-adv-zbrINlc9 Categories (other): German entries with incorrect language header, German univerbations

Download JSON data for warum meaning in German (2.1kB)

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      "word": "weshalb"
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      "word": "weswegen"
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