Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

whereon

/wəˈrɒn/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.89 in modern English

Syllables: where-on
IPA: /wəˈrɒn/

13

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

adv

On which, on what.

Archaic

Example Sentences

"And Moses sware on that day, saying, Surely the land whereon thy feet haue troden, shall be thine inheritance, and thy childrens for euer, because thou hast wholly followed the Lord my God."
"Florinda sate / Beholding Roderick with fixed eyes intent, / Yet unregardant of the countenance / Whereon they dwelt; in other thoughts absorbed, […]"
"But Black is the colour of my true love's hair. His face is like some rosy fair, The prettiest face and the neatest hands, I love the ground whereon he stands."

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 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.

Regional Pronunciation

British English: /wəˈrɒn/

Usage

Archaic

Phrases

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

Frequently Paired Words

— henceafter henceforth henceforward henceforwards hencefrom hereabout hereabouts

Synonyms

whereupon

Rhymes With

on one time on got it going on john son won gone upon build on none sir john

Questions

How do you pronounce whereon?: The recorded pronunciation is /wəˈrɒn/.
What does whereon mean?: On which, on what.
Where does whereon 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 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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