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whereon.

On which, on what.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adv/wəˈrɒn/Received-Pronunciation/wɛəˈɹɒn/Received-Pronunciation/(h)weɹˈɑn//(h)weɹˈɔn/
  1. On which, on what.

    archaic · not-comparable
Where this word comes from

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *kʷ- Proto-Indo-European *kʷís Proto-Germanic *hwaz Proto-Indo-European *-r Proto-Germanic *-r Proto-Germanic *hwar Proto-West Germanic *hwār Old English hwǣr Middle English wher Proto-Indo-European *h₂en-der. Proto-Germanic *an Proto-West Germanic *ana Old English on Middle English on Middle English wheron English whereon Inherited from Middle English wheron, from wher + on. Equivalent to where + on.

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