Where does “ever” come from?
ever (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch ēver, from Old Dutch evur, from Proto-West Germanic ebur, from Proto-Germanic eburaz, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ep-r-.
ever (Dutch): wild boar, "Sus scrofa"
Ancestry of “ever”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | ēver | — |
| 2 | Old Dutch | evur | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | ebur | wild boar |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | eburaz | boar |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ep-r- | — |
Words derived from “ever”