woher
adv · /voˈheːɐ̯/ ·Etymology
wo + her
Translation
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where from, whence
Woher kommt ihr? (informal, plural)
Where do you come from?
Ich wusste nicht, woher es kam.
I didn't know where it came from.
- where source:wikdict-en-de-stardict
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how (not the general meaning of "in which way", but meaning "from which source" or "from where" exactly)
Woher soll ich das wissen?
How should I know?