whence
From where; from which place or sourceFrom where; from which place or source.
» Whence come babies?
Звідкіля беруться діти?
Звідки беруться діти?
Meaning
1 senses(archaic, formal, literary, not comparable)From where; from which place or source.
Whence came I?
"Pork" comes from French, whence we get most of our modern cooking terms.
woher
отку́даotkúda
зві́дкиzvídky
from what place, source, or cause
Examples
15 sentencesWhence come babies?
Звідкіля беруться діти?
We shall return to whence we came.
He returned to the country whence he came.
You must return the ring whence it came.
deDu musst den Ring dahin zurückbringen, woher er gekommen ist.
She has reddish hair, whence comes her nickname "Carrot".
У неї руденьке волосся, тому її прозвали "Морквиною".
ruУ неё рыжеватые волосы, поэтому её и прозвали «Морковкой».
Translations
9 languagesOrigin
From Middle English whennes, from Old English hwanon (with adverbial genitive -s), relatedFrom Middle English whennes, from Old English hwanon (with adverbial genitive -s), related to hwonne (whence when). Analyzable as when + -s.
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