Where does “everyhow” come from?
everyhow (English) comes from English how, from Middle English how, from Old English hū, from Proto-Germanic hwō, from Proto-Indo-European *kʷís.
everyhow (English): however, by whatever means
Definitions
- however, by whatever means
Ancestry of “everyhow”, step by step
everyhow traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English how
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | how | To what degree; In what manner; In what state |
| 2 | Middle English | how | how |
| 3 | Old English | hū | how |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hwō | how, with what, by what means; instrumental of... |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | *kʷís | — |
via English every
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | English | every | of a countable group (considered individually), without exception |
| 2 | Middle English | every | Alternative form of everich |
| 3 | Old English | ǣlċ | — |
| 4 | Old English | ǣġhwylċ | each, every, any, all |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | aiwô | ever, always |