nowhither

[ noh-hwith-er, -with- ]

adverb
  1. to no place; nowhere: paths leading nowhither.

Origin of nowhither

1
before 900; Middle English nohwider,Old English nāhwider.See no1, whither

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nowhither

/ (ˈnəʊˌwɪðə) /


adverb
  1. archaic to no place; to nowhere

Origin of nowhither

1
Old English nāhwider. See neither

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