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Where does “everywhere” come from?

Everywhere derives from Middle English eauerihwer, from Old English æfre combined with Old English ġe- and a word meaning "where," tracing back through Proto-Germanic ga- to Proto-Indo-European ḱóm and -r elements.

everywhere (English): In or to all locations under discussion; In or to...

Definitions

  1. In or to all locations under discussion; In or to...

Ancestry of “everywhere”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englisheauerihwer—
2Old Englishæfreever

Words derived from “everywhere”

  • everywhereness
Every word from Old English æfre →