d'où venait

where … came from

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where … came from Used to ask where something or someone came from in the past.
FR: Je me demande d'où venait ce bruit.
EN: I wonder where that noise came from.

D'où venait-il ?

Where did he come from?

— Le Seigneur des anneaux : Les Deux Tours (2002)

Je voulais savoir d'où venait sa robe.

I wanted to know where her dress came from.

D'où venait celui-ci ?

Where did this one come from?

D'où venait celle-ci ?

Where did this one come from?

Je ne sais plus d'où venait Tex.

I can't remember where Tex was from.

— Forrest Gump (1994)

D'où venait l'argent ?

Where did the money come from?

Vous vous demandiez d'où venait tout ça ?

Were you wondering where all that came from?

— The Man from Earth (2007)

D'où venait-elle ?

Where did she come from?