No. 15,638 in German
wovor
"Wovor" means "what for" or "of what" in English, typically used to ask about the object of fear, concern, or reason.
In a sentence
Wovor hast du Angst?
What are you afraid of?
The word 'wovor' introduces a prepositional question related to 'vor Angst haben' (to be afraid of).
Ich weiß nicht, wovor sie sich schützen möchte.
I don't know what she wants to protect herself from.
'Wovor' here links the clause to 'vor etwas schützen' (to protect oneself from something), functioning as a relative pronoun.
Kannst du mir sagen, wovor Max gewarnt wurde?
Can you tell me what Max was warned about?
'Wovor' introduces a dependent clause connected to 'vor etwas warnen' (to be warned about something).
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