Etymograph

English

soever

From so + ever.

A compound of so + ever

Proto-Germanic *swa ‘so’

Proto-West Germanic *swā ‘so’

Old English swā ‘so’

Middle English so

English so

Old English ǣfre

Middle English ever

English ever

Today it means

adv In any fashion, of any kind; used for emphasis after words such as how, what, which etc.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / soever