Verb

her|haben

to have got from, to have from

Wo hast du die Information her?

Where did you get that information from?

Ich weiß nicht, wo er das Geld herhat.

I don't know where he got the money from.

((et4)) ((woher)) herhaben to get ((sth.)) from ((somewhere)) Where did you get this old book from?

Synonyms: bekommen (to get), erhalten (to receive)

Composed of 'her' (hither, from a source) and 'haben' (to have). Literally 'to have from'.

Think of the common question 'Woher hast du das?' (Where do you have that from?), which is often shortened to 'Wo hast du das her?'.

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