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wannehr

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Low German

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Etymology

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From Middle Low German wannêr, from Old Saxon hwanēr (when), probably a compound of Proto-West Germanic *hwan (when) and *airi (earlier).

Related to wann and wenn, Dutch wanneer and wen, High German wann and wenn, English when.

Pronunciation

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  • IPA(key): /ʋa(n)ˈneːr/, /ʋa(n)ˈnɪːr/

Adverb

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wannehr (interrogative)

  1. when
    Wannehr kümmt he an?
    When does he arrive?

Conjunction

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wannehr

  1. when
    Ik weet nich, wann(ehr) he kümmt.
    I don't know when he'll come.

Usage notes

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Wann is usually used instead of wannehr when it means ‘when, at what time’.

See also

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