adv.
Pronunciation: ' hwen(t)s, ' wen(t)s
Function: adverb
Etymology: Middle English whennes, from whenne whence (fr. Old English hwanon ) + -s, adverb suffix, from -s, genitive singular ending; akin to Old High German hwan ā n whence, Old English hw ā who
Date: 13th century
: from what place, source, or cause <then whence comes this paradox ― Changing Times >
– from whence : from what place, source, or cause <no one could tell me from whence the gold had come ― Graham Greene>