somewhy

English

adv

Definitions

For some reason

Etymology

Compound from English some (body) + English why.

Origin

English

why

Gloss

Timeline

Distribution of cognates by language

Geogrpahic distribution of cognates

Cognates and derived terms

forwhy English
macrosome English
othersome English
some English
somebody English
someday English
somedays English
somedeal English
someplace English
somesuch English
something English
sometime English
someway English
someways English
somewhat English
somewhence English
somewhere English
somewhile English
somewhither English
why English
whyever English
whyn't English
whyness English
some Middle English
why Middle English
sampela Tok Pisin
samfala Pijin