whereof

== English == === Etymology === From Middle English wherof; equivalent to where +‎ of. Compare the parallel formations of Swedish varav and Dutch waaraf. === Pronunciation === (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /wɛəɹˈɒv/ (General American) IPA(key): /(h)wɛɹˈʌv/ Rhymes: -ɒv, -ʌv === Conjunction === whereof (formal) Of what. (formal) Of which. (formal) Of whom. (archaic) With or by which. ==== Derived terms ==== ==== Related terms ==== ==== Translations ==== === Adverb === whereof (not comparable) (archaic) Of what. (archaic) Of which. ==== Derived terms ==== know whereof one speaks ==== References ==== John A. Simpson and Edmund S. C. Weiner, editors (1989), “whereof, adv.”, in The Oxford English Dictionary, 2nd edition, Oxford: Clarendon Press, →ISBN. === See also === === Anagrams === forehew