German-English translation for "whence"

"whence" English translation

whence

[(h)wens]adverb | Adverb adv <interrogative | interrogativinterrog> obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet

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woher, von woher, von wannen, woher, woraus, wodurch, wie woher, von wo, woraus, weshalb
  • woher, von wo(her), von wannen
    whence
    whence
  • woher, woraus, wodurch, wie
    whence figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    whence figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • whence has she come?
    (von) woher ist sie gekommen?
    whence has she come?
  • whence comes it that
    wie kommt es, dass
    whence comes it that
  • woher, von wo
    whence relative use
    whence relative use
  • woraus, weshalb
    whence relative use figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    whence relative use figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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whence

[(h)wens]conjunction | Konjunktion konj obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet

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woher weshalb, und deshalb, daher dahin, von wo
  • weshalb, und deshalb, daher
    whence which is why figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    whence which is why figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
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  • dahin, von wo
    whence to the place from which
    whence to the place from which
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whence

[(h)wens]pronoun | Pronomen, Fürwort pron obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet

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welcher, e, es
  • welch(er, e, es) (relative use, referring to place)
    whence
    whence
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whence

[(h)wens]noun | Substantiv s obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet

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Woher
  • Woherneuter | Neutrum n
    whence
    whence
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whither

[ˈ(h)wiðə(r)]adverb | Adverb adv <interrogative | interrogativinterrog> obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet

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wohin wohin, dahin, wo, in welchen, e, es, zu welch wozu, wofür
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  • whither are you going?
    wohin gehst du?
    whither are you going?
  • wohin
    whither relative use
    whither relative use
  • in welch(en, e, es), zu welch(em, er, en)
    whither referring back to noun
    whither referring back to noun
  • dahin, wo
    whither not referring back to noun
    whither not referring back to noun
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  • the land whither he went
    das Land, in welches er ging
    the land whither he went
  • I know whither he strives figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
    ich weiß, wohin er strebt
    I know whither he strives figurative(ly) | figurativ, in übertragenem Sinnfig
  • I go whither you cannot go with me
    ich gehe, wohin du nicht mitgehen kannst
    I go whither you cannot go with me

whither

[ˈ(h)wiðə(r)]noun | Substantiv s obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobsor | oder od poetic, poetically | poetisch, dichterischpoet

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Wohin
  • (das) Wohin
    whither
    whither
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  • our whence and our whither
    unser Woherand | und u. Wohin
    our whence and our whither
  • no whither obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs
    no whither obsolete | obsolet, begrifflich veraltetobs