Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whereafter

/wɛəɹˈæftə(ɹ)/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.47 in modern English

Syllables
where-after
IPA
/wɛəɹˈæftə(ɹ)/
19
Scrabble Score
10
Letters
2
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

After which time or event.

Formal

Example Sentences

Etymology

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 English where English where- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after English whereafter From where- + after.

Usage

Phrases

1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form

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Questions

How do you pronounce whereafter?
The recorded pronunciation is /wɛəɹˈæftə(ɹ)/.
What does whereafter mean?
After which time or event.
Where does whereafter come 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 English where English where- Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep Proto-Indo-European *-o Proto-Indo-European *h₂epó Proto-Indo-European *-teros Proto-Indo-European *h₂ep(o)teros Proto-Germanic *after Old English æfter Middle English after English after English whereafter From where- + after.

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