where

Definition

In, at or to what place.

Etymology

From Middle English wher, from Old English hwǣr (“where”, literally “at what place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwār, from Proto-Germanic *hwar (“where”), from Proto-Indo-European *kʷo- (interrogative pronoun).

Example Sentences

• "Where are you?"
• "He asked where I grew up."
• "Where are you going?"