whenne

Middle English

Etymology 1

From Old English hwanon, from Proto-West Germanic *hwananā.

Alternative forms

• when, whene, whan, whannen, wenne, wen, wenen, wenene, wanne, wannen, wannene, wan, wanen, wanene
• quen (Northern)
• wheonene, whonene, whonnene, whone, wonene, hwenene, hweonne, hweonene, hwonne (southwest Midlands)
• ȝwan (Oxfordshire)
• hwenne, hwannen, hwanen, hwanene, hwanon

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /ˈhwɛn(ə)/

Adverb

whenne (interrogative)

1. whence, from what place or source

Conjunction

whenne (subordinating)

1. whence
2. from which

Derived terms

• whennes

References

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

Etymology 2

Adverb

whenne

1. alternative form of whanne

Conjunction

whenne

1. alternative form of whanne