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Low German
Etymology
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
- IPA(key): /ʋa(n)ˈneːr/, /ʋa(n)ˈnɪːr/
Adverb
wannehr (interrogative)
- when
Wannehr kümmt he an?- When does he arrive?
Conjunction
wannehr
- when
Ik weet nich, wann(ehr) he kümmt.- I don't know when he'll come.
Usage notes
Wann is usually used instead of wannehr when it means ‘when, at what time’.
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