Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - whence
Whence
whence
adv. & conj. formal --adv. from what place? (whence did they come?). --conj. 1 to the place from which (return whence you came). 2 (often prec. by place etc.) from which (the source whence these errors arise). 3 and thence (whence it follows that). Usage Use of from whence as in the place from whence they came, though common, is generally considered incorrect. Etymology: ME whannes, whennes f. whanne, whenne f. OE hwanon(e) whence, formed as WHEN + -S(3): cf. THENCE
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I. adverb Etymology: Middle English whennes, from whenne ~ (from Old English hwanon) + -s, adverb suffix, from -s, genitivesingular ending; akin to Old High German hwanān ~, Old English hwā who Date: 13th century from what place, source, or cause , II. conjunction Date: 13th century from what place, source, or cause , 2. from or out of which place, source, or cause , by reason of which fact ; wherefore ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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