Wherever means in or to any place at all. It does not matter which one.
It joins clauses, as in wherever she goes, the dog follows, and it can stand for an unknown place, as in he is living in Yeovil, or wherever. That dismissive use is common in speech and mildly rude. There is an emphatic question use too, since wherever did you find that? expresses surprise rather than really asking for a map reference. Its relatives whenever, whoever and however all behave the same way.
1adverbwhereverIn or to whatever place.
“Wherever he sat down, someone wanted to talk to him.”
Also accepted in games: anyplace
From where + ever. From where + -ever.
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA
Practised in A Man Called Ove
First appears in chapter 2 of A Man Called Ove.
Practise this word