where

Meanings

Adverb

• : in, at or to what place.
• In what situation.
• In, at or to which.
• The place in, at or to which.

Noun

• The place in which something happens.

Origin

• From Middle English where, wher, whare, whar, hwere, hwer, hware, hwar, from Old English hwǣr, from Proto-Germanic *hwar ("where"), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo-. Cognate with Scots whaur, Saterland Frisian wier, West Frisian wêr, Dutch waar, German Low German waar, German wo, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hvor, Norwegian Nynorsk kvar, Icelandic hvar; related to Old English hwā. More at who.