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Whither

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whith⋅er

  [hwith-er, with-]
Use Whither in a Sentence
–adverb
1. to what place? where?
2. to what end, point, action, or the like? to what?
–conjunction
3. to which place.
4. to whatever place.
Origin:
bef. 900; ME, var. of ME, OE hwider, alter. of hwæder (c. Goth hwadre), modeled on hider hither
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whith·er   (hwĭth'ər, wĭth'-)   
adv.  To what place, result, or condition: Whither are we wandering?
conj.  

  1. To which specified place or position: landed on the shores whither the storm had tossed them.

  2. To whatever place, result, or condition: "Whither thou goest, I will go" (Ruth 1:16).


[Middle English, from Old English hwider; see kwo- in Indo-European roots.]
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Word Origin & History

whither 
O.E. hwider, from P.Gmc. *khwi- "who" (see who) + -der as in hither and thither. Cf. Goth. hvadre.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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