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- Proto-Indo-European*kʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*kʷís
- Proto-Germanic*hwaz
- Proto-Germanic*hwar
- Proto-West Germanic*hwār
- Old Englishhwǣr
- Middle Englishwher
- Englishwhere
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂ey-
- Proto-Indo-European*h₂óyu
- Proto-Germanic*aiwaz
- Proto-West Germanic*aiw
- Old Englishā
- Proto-Indo-European*h₁én
- Proto-Germanic*in
- Proto-West Germanic*in
- Old Englishin
- Proto-Indo-European*perkʷ-
- Proto-Indo-European*pérkus
- Proto-Germanic*ferhuzder.?
- Proto-Germanic*ferhwą
- Proto-West Germanic*ferh
- Old Englishfeorh
- Old Englishǣfre
- Middle Englishever
- Englishever
- English todaywherever
Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.