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d'où venait

where ... came from

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phrase Rare #33,252
where ... came from Uses the imperfect tense of venir. In a direct question, it can mean “where did ... come from?”; in an embedded question, it means “where ... came from.”
FR: Je me demandais d'où venait cette odeur.
EN: I was wondering where that smell came 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 l'argent ?

Where did the money come from?

Je voulais savoir d'où venait sa robe.

I wanted to know where her dress came from.

L'analyse médico-légale n'a pas pu déterminer d'où venait la boue.

The forensic analysis was unable to determine where the mud came from.

D'où venait-elle ?

Where did she come from?

D'où venait celle-ci ?

Where did this one come from?

D'où venait-il ?

Where did he come from?

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

D'où venait celui-ci ?

Where did this one come from?