whiderward

Middle English

Etymology

Derived from whider (“whither”)

Adverb

whiderward

whitherward
- 1387–1400, [Geoffrey] Chaucer, “The Ffrankeleẏns Tale”, in The Tales of Caunt́bury (Hengwrt Chaucer; Peniarth Manuscript 392D), Aberystwyth, Ceredigion: National Library of Wales, published c. 1400–1410], →OCLC, folio 163, verso:
  And he salueth hyr / with glad entente
  And aſked of hyr / whiderward she wente
  And he saluted her with good intentions and asked her whither she was going

Descendants

English: whitherward

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