Somehow
/ˈsʌm.haʊ/noun
By some unspecified means or in some unspecified way.
Did you know?Somehow is a straightforward English compound of some + how, and its power comes from vagueness: it lets speakers describe an outcome without revealing the method, almost like a verbal veil.
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
sum
“one, a certain one; some”
Old English
OE
hū
“in what way, by what means”
Middle English
English
somhow
“in some way or other”
Early Modern English
English
somehow
“in some unspecified manner”
Modern English
English
somehow
“by some unspecified means or in some unspecified way”