Etymology

everybody

eve·ry·body
E1V4E1R1Y4B3O1D2Y4

Today it means: Every individual in a set; all people. Full definition →

English body ← Middle English bodi ← Old English bodiġ
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The story

  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. Englishevery
  22. Proto-Indo-European*bʰewdʰ-der.?
  23. Proto-Germanic*budagą
  24. Proto-West Germanic*bodag
  25. Old Englishbodiġ
  26. Middle Englishbodi
  27. Englishbody
  28. English todayeverybody

From every + body.

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