"woher" meaning in German

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Adverb

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
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: daher, dorther, hierher

Download JSON data for woher meaning in German (1.4kB)

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  "lang_code": "de",
  "pos": "adv",
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      "_dis1": "0 0",
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    }
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          "english": "How should I know?",
          "text": "Woher soll ich das wissen?",
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        "where from, whence"
      ],
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          "english": "How should I know?",
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      ],
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