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English word ever comes from Proto-Indo-European *perkʷ-, Old English feore, Old English ǣfre, and later Proto-Germanic *ferhwō (Body, life.)
*perkʷ- (Proto-Indo-European)
feore (Old English)
ǣfre (Old English)
*ferhwō (Proto-Germanic)
Body, life.
feorh (Old English)
Life, principles of life, soul, spirit. Living being, person.
æfre (Old English)
Ever.
evere (Middle English)
ever (English)
(informal) As intensifier following an interrogative word.. Always.. At any time.. In any way. (dialectal, and, informal) (epidemiology) Occurring at any time, occurring even but once during a timespan.