An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/warum

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Friedrich Kluge2507051An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, W — warum1891John Francis Davis

​ warum, adv., ‘why, for what reason,’ from MidHG. and late OHG. warumbe (in earlier OHG. hwanta). The first part of the word seems to be the adv. wara, ‘whither,’ which is derived from hwa- (see wer).

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