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