Nowhere
/ˈnoʊˌwɛr/noun
Not in or to any place; not anywhere.
Did you know?‘Nowhere’ is a pure English compound of two ancient Germanic elements, and its sibling ‘nowhen’ once meant a time that never comes.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
nā hwǣr
“not anywhere”
Middle English
ME
nowher
“not anywhere; in no place”
Early Modern English
English
nowhere
“not in any place”
Modern English
English
nowhere
“not in or to any place”
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