hwæder
Old English
Alternative forms
- hwider, hweder
Etymology
From Proto-Germanic *hwadrê. Cognate with Gothic 𐍈𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴 (ƕadrē).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈxwæ.der/, [ˈʍæ.der]
Adverb
hwæder
- where (to what place)
- Iċ nāt hwæder iċ fare.
- I don't know where I'm going.
- Iċ wundriġe hwæder sē hund ēode.
- I wonder where the dog went.
Derived terms
- ǣġhwæder (“to everywhere”)
- āhwæder (“to anywhere”)
- ġehwæder (“in all directions”)
- nāhwæder (“to nowhere”)
Descendants
- Middle English: whider
- English: whither
- Yola: vidie, vidy, fidi