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nowhence

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables
nowhence
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
1
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

From no place; from nowhere.

Example Sentences

Etymology

Unattested as Middle English *nowhennes, but ultimately from Old English nāhwanon. It may be reconstructed by analogy to nowhither from Middle English nowhider, from Old English nāhwider. Analyzable as no + whence.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: *kʷ-, *nowhennes, nāhwanon, nowhider, nāhwider

Questions

What does nowhence mean?
From no place; from nowhere.
Where does nowhence come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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