Where does “anything” come from?
Anything derives from Middle English anything, from Old English ǣniġe þinga, combining Old English ǣniġ with þinga, ultimately from Proto-Germanic ainagaz and ainaz, traced to Proto-Indo-European óynos.
anything (English): Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever;...
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- Any object, act, state, event, or fact whatever;...
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Words derived from “anything”