The story
- Old English · inherited fromelles hwǣr
- Middle English · inherited fromelswher
- English todayelsewhere
From Middle English elswher, from Old English elles hwǣr and elles hwerġen (“elsewhere”); corresponding with else + where. Cognate with Old High German alleswār (“elsewhere”), whence Middle High German alleswā, alswā (“elsewhere”).
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.