wher

Middle English

Alternative forms

• where, wheir, whare, were, qwere

Etymology

From Old English hwǣr, from Proto-West Germanic *hwār.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /hwɛːr/, /hwɛr/

Adverb

wher

1. where

Descendants

• English: where, quhair, quhar, quher, quhere (obsolete)
• Scots: whaur

References

• “whē̆r, adv. & conj.”, in MED Online, Ann Arbor, Mich.: University of Michigan, 2007.