English
where-
Which, what, whom: compounded with prepositions to form compound relative and interrogative pronouns.
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Origin
See where § Etymology.
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- derivedEnglishwhere “In, at or to what place.”
- inheritedMiddle Englishwher
- inheritedOld Englishhwǣr
- inheritedMiddle Englishwher
Sources
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- Wiktionary: where-