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Where does “ǣġþer” come from?
ǣġþer (Old English) comes from Old English ǣġhwæþer, from Proto-Germanic aiw — always, for ever.
Ancestry of “ǣġþer”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Old English
ǣġhwæþer
—
2
Proto-Germanic
aiw
always, for ever
Words derived from “ǣġþer”
either
either
aither
either-handed
Every word from Proto-Germanic aiw →
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