whence
adverb/wens/
/wens/
(old use)- from where
- They returned whence they had come.
Word OriginMiddle English whennes, from earlier whenne (from Old English hwanon, of Germanic origin) + -s (later respelled -ce to denote the unvoiced sound).Want to learn more?
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