*hwadrê

Runic: ᚺᚹᚨᛞᚱᛖ Pronunciation: /ˈxʷɑ.ðrɛːː/

adverb

Meanings

to which place, to where, whither

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *hwī, from a form of Proto-Indo-European *kʷos, stem of relative and interrogative pronouns, see also *hwō.

Descendants

  • hwæder (Old English)
    • whider (Middle English)
      • whither (English)
      • fidi, vidy, vidie (Yola)
  • hwider (Old English)
    • whider (Middle English)
      • whither (English)
      • fidi, vidy, vidie (Yola)
  • hweder (Old English)
    • whider (Middle English)
      • whither (English)
      • fidi, vidy, vidie (Yola)
  • *hvaðra (Old Norse)
    • hvagar (Faroese)
  • 𐍈𐌰𐌳𐍂𐌴 (ƕadrē) (Gothic)

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