whither
English
/ˈʍɪðɚ/, /ˈʍɪðə/, /ˈwɪðɚ/
adv
Definitions
- (archaic) To what place.
Etymology
Inherited from Old English hwider derived from Proto-Germanic *hwi-, *hwaz root from Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kʷ-
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- allwhither English
- any English
- anywhither English
- ever English
- every English
- everywhither English
- no English
- nowhither English
- soever English
- some English
- somewhither English
- whitherever English
- whithersoever English
- whitherward English
- whitherwards English
- whose English
- withersoever English
- waarvoor Dutch, Flemish
- welks Dutch, Flemish
- wiens Dutch, Flemish
- ποσός Ancient Greek
- ποτέ Ancient Greek
- που Ancient Greek
- πως Ancient Greek
- ἕκαστος Ancient Greek
- ὁπότε Ancient Greek
- ὅπως Ancient Greek
- *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷey Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, *kʷosyo Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷis, kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷo- Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷokʷe Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷos Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷoti Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷód Proto-Indo-European
- *kʷóteros Proto-Indo-European
- *hwammai Proto-Germanic
- *hwar Proto-Germanic
- *hwaþeraz Proto-Germanic
- *hwi-, *hwaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwilīkaz Proto-Germanic
- *hwō Proto-Germanic
- hwanone Old English
- hwider Old English
- waeromme Middle Dutch
- *wan ēr Old Dutch
- *tan Proto-Albanian