whatsomever

adjective or pronoun

what·​som·​ever

variants or less commonly whatsomdever

-səm¦de-

dialectal

: whatsoever

Word History

Etymology

Middle English whatsomever, from what sum whatever (from what entry 1 + Middle English—northern dialect—sum, relative adverb, as, of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse sem as, Old English same—in swā same so as, likewise) + ever

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