Etymology

anywhere

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Today it means: In or at any location. Full definition →

English where ← Middle English wher ← Old English hwǣr
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*ís?
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₁óynos
  3. Proto-Indo-European*h₁oy-no-kós
  4. Proto-Germanic*ainagaz
  5. Proto-West Germanic*ainag
  6. Old Englishǣniġ
  7. Middle Englishani
  8. Englishany
  9. Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
  10. Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
  11. Proto-Germanic*hwaz
  12. Proto-Germanic*hwar
  13. Proto-West Germanic*hwār
  14. Old Englishhwǣr
  15. Middle Englishwher
  16. Englishwhere
  17. English todayanywhere

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