Etymology

every

ev·ery
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Today it means: All of a countable group (considered individually), without exception. Full definition →

Middle English every ← Old English ǣlċ ← Proto-West Germanic *aiwgahwalīk
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  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
  2. Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
  3. Proto-Germanic*aiwaz
  4. Proto-West Germanic*aiw
  5. Old Englishā
  6. Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
  7. Proto-Germanic*in
  8. Proto-West Germanic*in
  9. Old Englishin
  10. Proto-Indo-European*perkʷ-
  11. Proto-Indo-European*pérkus
  12. Proto-Germanic*ferhuzder.?
  13. Proto-Germanic*ferhwą
  14. Proto-West Germanic*ferh
  15. Old Englishfeorh
  16. Old Englishǣfre
  17. Proto-West Germanic*aiwgahwalīk
  18. Old Englishǣġhwelċ
  19. Old Englishǣlċ
  20. Middle Englishevery
  21. English todayevery

Inherited from Middle English every, everich, everych, from Old English ǣfre ǣlċ, ǣfre ǣġhwelċ. By surface analysis, ever + each or ever + which.

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