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Where does “elsewhere” come from?

Elsewhere comes from Middle English elswher, from Old English elles hwǣr, literally meaning "in other place."

elsewhere (English): Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some...

Definitions

  1. Synonym of somewhere else: in, at, or to some...

Ancestry of “elsewhere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishelswher—
2Old Englishelles hwǣr—
Every word from Old English elles hwǣr →