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Whence

//ʍɛns// adv, conj

Definitions

Adverb
  1. 1
    From where; from which place or source. archaic, formal, literary, not-comparable

    "Whence came I?"

Adverb
  1. 1
    from what place, source, or cause wordnet
Conjunction
  1. 1
    Used for introducing the result of a fact that has just been stated; thence literary, poetic

    "The work is slow and dangerous, whence the high costs."

Etymology

Etymology 1

From Middle English whennes, from Old English hwanon (with adverbial genitive -s), related to hwonne (whence when). Analyzable as when + -s.

Etymology 2

From Middle English whennes, from Old English hwanon (with adverbial genitive -s), related to hwonne (whence when). Analyzable as when + -s.

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