From Middle English hwer se eaver, hwer-se-eaver, hwer so ever, qheresoevere, quar-sua-ever, quere-so-ever, wer so ever, wharsoever, where-sere, wheresoever, where so evere, wher ser, wher-sever, wher-so-ever, wher so evere, wher-so-evere, whe[r] so er, whor so ever. By surface analysis, where + so + ever. Cognate with West Frisian hwērsāea (“wheresoever”).
Related Words
1. Scottish2. from Middle English mid3. old dialectal form,
henceafter,
henceforth,
henceforward,
henceforwards,
hencefrom,
hereabout,
hereabouts,
hereabove,
hereafter,
hereafters,
hereagainst,
herealong,
hereamong,
hereamongst,
hereanent,
hereat,
hereaway,
herebefore,
herebelow,
herebeneath,
herebeyond,
hereby,
herefor,
herefore,
hereforth,
hereforward,
hereforwards,
herefrom,
herehence,
herein,
hereinabove,
hereinafter,
hereinbefore,
hereinbelow,
hereinelsewhere,
hereinsoever,
hereinto,
hereinunder,
heremid,
hereof,
hereon,
hereonto,
hereout,
hereover,
herethrough,
herethroughout,
hereto,
heretofore,
heretoward,
hereunder,
hereunto,
hereupon,
herever,
herewith,
herewithal,
herewithin,
herewithout,
hitherto,
hitherunto,
hitherward,
hitherwards,
howbeit,
however,
howso,
howsoever,
howsomedever,
howsomever,
thataway,
thatwise,
thenceafter,
thenceforth,
thenceforward,
thenceforwards,
thencefrom,
thenceout,
thereabout,
thereabouts,
thereabove,
thereacross,
thereafter,
thereafters,
thereagain,
thereagainst,
therealong,
thereamid,
thereamidst,
thereamong,
thereamongst,
thereanent,
therearound,
thereas,
thereat,
thereatop,
thereaway,
therebefore,
therebehind,
therebelow,
therebeneath,
therebeside,
therebetween,
therebetwixt,
therebeyond,
thereby,
therefor,
therefore,
thereforth,
therefrom,
therehence,
therein,
thereinabove,
thereinafter,
thereinbefore,
thereinbelow,
thereinto,
thereinunder,
theremid,
thereof,
thereon,
thereonto,
thereout,
thereoutside,
thereover,
theresoever,
therethrough,
therethroughout,
thereto,
theretofore,
theretoward,
theretowards,
thereunder,
thereuntil,
thereunto,
thereup,
thereupon,
therever,
therewith,
therewithal,
therewithin,
therewithout,
thisaway,
thiswise,
thitherinsoever,
thitherto,
thitherward,
thitherwards,
whatever,
whatso,
whatsoever,
whatsomedever,
whatsomever,
whatwise,
whenabout,
whenabouts,
whenas,
whenceafter,
whenceforth,
whenceforward,
whencefrom,
whencever,
whenceward,
whencewards,
whenever,
whenso,
whensoever,
whensomever,
whereabout,
whereabouts,
whereabove,
whereacross,
whereafter,
whereafters,
whereagainst,
wherealong,
whereamong,
whereamongst,
whereanent,
wherearound,
whereas,
whereat,
whereaway,
wherebefore,
wherebehind,
wherebelow,
wherebeside,
wherebetween,
wherebeyond,
whereby,
wherefor,
wherefore,
whereforth,
wherefrom,
wherehence,
wherein,
whereinabove,
whereinafter,
whereinbefore,
whereinbelow,
whereinsoever,
whereinto,
whereinunder,
whereinwhich,
wheremid,
whereof,
whereon,
whereonto,
whereout,
whereover,
whereso,
wheresomever,
wherethrough,
wherethroughout,
whereto,
wheretofore,
wheretoward,
wheretowards,
whereunder,
whereuntil,
whereunto,
whereup,
whereupon,
wherever,
wherewith,
wherewithal,
wherewithin,
wherewithout,
whitherever,
whitherinsoever,
whitherso,
whitherto,
whithertofore,
whitherward,
whitherwards,
whyever,
whyfor,
whyso,
whysoever,
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