æghwæþer
Old English
Alternative forms
- ǣġþer (contraction), ǣġhƿæþer
Etymology
From West Germanic *aiwon ‘always’ ( > Old English ā) + *gahwaþeraz ‘each’ (> Old English ġehwæþer). Cognate with Old Saxon eogihwethar, Old High German eogihwedar.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ˈæːjˌhwæðer/
Pronoun
ǣġhwæþer
- each (of two)
Descendants
- Middle English: either, æȝþer, ethir, eiþer, outher
- Scots: aither
- English: either