Where does “whyever” come from?

whyever (English) comes from English why, from Middle English why, from Old English hwȳ, from Proto-Germanic hwī, from Proto-Indo-European kʷey, from Proto-Indo-European kʷis — interrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

whyever (English): why; For whatever reason

Definitions

  1. why; For whatever reason

Ancestry of “whyever”, step by step

whyever traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English why

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishwhyFor what cause, reason, or purpose; For which...
2Middle Englishwhy—
3Old Englishhwȳwhy
4Proto-Germanichwīhow, with what, by what means; instrumental of...
5Proto-Indo-Europeankʷey—
6Proto-Indo-Europeankʷisinterrogative, relative stem; who, what;...

via English ever

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglisheverAlways, frequently, forever; Continuously,...
2Middle Englisheverever
3Old Englishǣfre—
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷis →Every word from Proto-Indo-European kʷey →Every word from Proto-Germanic hwī →