Where does “everlasting” come from?

everlasting (English) comes from Middle English ever-lasting, from Middle English ever, from Old English ǣfre.

everlasting (English): Lasting or enduring forever; existing or...

Definitions

  1. Lasting or enduring forever; existing or...

Ancestry of “everlasting”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishever-lasting—
2Middle Englisheverever
3Old Englishǣfre—

Words derived from “everlasting”

Every word from Old English ǣfre →