womit

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German

Etymology

Middle High German. By surface analysis, wo (where) +‎ mit (with). Akin to archaic English wherewith.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /voˈmɪt/
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Adverb

womit

  1. (interrogative) with what, what…with
    Womit brauchst du Hilfe?What do you need help with?
  2. (relative) with which; by which
    • 1809, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, chapter 2, in Die Wahlverwandschaften [Elective Affinities]‎:
      [] Wenigstens, mein Lieber“, fuhr sie fort, „sollst du gewahr werden, daß deine Wünsche, die freundliche Lebhaftigkeit, womit du sie ausdrückst, mich nicht ungerührt, mich nicht unbewegt lassen.
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Further reading

  • womit” in Duden online
  • womit” in Digitales Wörterbuch der deutschen Sprache