Whether

hweth′ėr, interrog. and rel. pron. signifying which of two.— conj. which of two alternatives.— interrog. adv. introducing the first of two questions, the second being introduced by or—also conj. — Whether or no ( coll. ), in any case, surely. [A.S. hwæther , from hwá , who, with the old comp. suffix -ther ; cog. with Goth. hwathar , Ger. weder ; also with L. uter , Gr. koteros , Sans. katara . Cf. Other and Alter .]