Where does “evri” come from?

evri (Jamaican Creole) comes from English every, from Middle English every, from Old English ǣlċ, from Old English ǣġhwylċ, from Proto-Germanic aiwô — ever, always.

evri (Jamaican Creole): every

Definitions

  1. every

Ancestry of “evri”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englisheveryof a countable group (considered individually), without exception
2Middle EnglisheveryAlternative form of everich
3Old Englishǣlċ—
4Old Englishǣġhwylċeach, every, any, all
5Proto-Germanicaiwôever, always
Every word from Proto-Germanic aiwô →Every word from Old English ǣġhwylċ →Every word from Old English ǣlċ →
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