wannehr
Low German
Etymology
From Middle Low German wannêr, from Old Saxon hwanēr (“when”), probably a compound of Proto-Germanic *hwan (“when”) and *airiz (“earlier”). Related to wann and wenn, Dutch wanneer and wen, High German wann and wenn, English when.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ʋa(n)ˈneːr/, /ʋa(n)ˈnɪːr/
Adverb
wannehr (interrogative)
- when
- Wannehr kümmt he an?
- When does he arrive?
Conjunction
wannehr
- when
- Ik weet nich, wann(ehr) he kümmt.
- I don't know when he'll come.
Usage notes
Wann is usually used instead of wannehr when it means ‘when, at what time’.
See also
- wann
- wenn