Wherever
/ˌwɛrˈɛvər/noun
At, in, or to any place that.
Did you know?Unlike words with ancient magical roots, “wherever” is a transparent English formation from “where” + “ever,” with “ever” originally intensifying the sense of “at any time/at any place.”
Etymological Timeline
Old English
OE
hwǣr
“where; at what place”
Old English
OE
ǣfre
“ever; at any time”
Middle English
ME
where evere
“at any place whatsoever”
Early Modern English
EN
wherever
“in or to any place that”
Modern English
EN
wherever
“at, in, or to any place that”