any
English
/ˈɛnɪ/, /ˈɛni/, /ˈæni/, /ˈɛni/, /ˈɪni/
adv
Definitions
- To even the slightest extent, at all.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English any inherited from Old English ǣniġ inherited from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz (sole), *ainaz (one, some, a) affix from English one.
Origin
English
one
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- Anytown English
- alone English
- alonely English
- anycast English
- anyhow English
- anyon English
- anyone English
- anyonic English
- anyplace English
- anypony English
- anything English
- anythingarian English
- anythingism English
- anytime English
- anyway English
- anywhat English
- anywhen English
- anywhence English
- anywhere English
- anywhereness English
- anywhither English
- anywise English
- atone English
- bedeen English
- everyone English
- how English
- noone English
- one English
- one's English
- one-armed English
- one-eyed English
- one-footed English
- one-handed English
- one-itis English
- one-legged English
- one-liner English
- one-off English
- one-reeler English
- one-way English
- one-year-old English
- onefold English
- onehead English
- onehood English
- oneish English
- oneitis English
- oneling English
- onement English
- oneness English
- oner English
- onescore English
- oneself English
- oneship English
- onesided English
- onesome English
- oneth English
- oneties English
- onetime English
- only English
- place English
- pony English
- that'n English
- thing English
- this'n English
- time English
- town English
- way English
- what English
- when English
- whence English
- where English
- whither English
- yesterday but one English
- ainoa Finnish
- Einigkeit German
- einig German
- vereinigen German
- een Dutch, Flemish
- enig Dutch, Flemish
- enigszins Dutch, Flemish
- onenig Dutch, Flemish
- on French
- *óynos Proto-Indo-European
- enig Norwegian Bokmål
- *ainagaz Proto-Germanic
- *ainaz Proto-Germanic
- *rīkijaz Proto-Germanic
- ワンマン Japanese
- einig Norwegian Nynorsk
- enig Old English
- nænig Old English
- ænig Old English
- ǣniġ Old English
- animan Middle English
- any Middle English
- anything Middle English
- one Middle English
- Einarr Old Norse
- einn Old Norse
- anyway Danish
- ênich Middle Dutch
- ein Old High German
- einag Old High German
- einec Middle High German
- 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐌰𐌷𐍃 Gothic
- 𐌰𐌹𐌽𐍃 Gothic
- *ain gmw-pro
- ainus Estonian
- ēn Old Dutch
- ēnig Old Dutch
- en Old Saxon
- enig Old Saxon
- ēn Old Saxon
- enich Old Frisian
- ān Old Frisian
- ēn Old Frisian
- wan Tok Pisin
- ainava Ingrian
- wan Sranan Tongo
- wan Fanagalo
- *Aiwa-rikiaR Proto-Norse
- wan Bislama
- way
- one
- how
- what
- only
- oner
- when
- pony
- time
- town
- thing
- oneth
- where
- one's
- noone
- anyon
- alone
- atone
- place
- anyone
- anyhow
- oneish
- this'n
- anyway
- bedeen
- whence
- that'n
- onetime
- onefold
- one-way
- anypony
- one-off
- onehood
- onesome
- onehead
- oneself
- Anytown
- oneitis
- oneties
- anyonic
- anywise
- oneness
- anycast
- whither
- anytime
- oneling
- onement
- anywhen
- oneship
- anywhat
- alonely
- onescore
- anyplace
- anything
- anywhere
- onesided
- one-eyed
- one-itis
- everyone
- one-liner
- anywhence
- one-armed
- one-handed
- one-footed
- one-reeler
- one-legged
- anywhither
- anythingism
- anywhereness
- one-year-old
- anythingarian
- yesterday but one