Meaning
- somewhere, anywhere
- somehow, in some unspecified way
- (adverb, form-of, pronominal) pronominal adverb form of iets; something
Synonyms
hier of daar
waar dan ook
eender waar
om het even waar
Translations
Frequency
Pronounced as (IPA)
/ˈɛrɣəns/
Etymology
In summary
From Middle Dutch ergens, ergent, ergen, irgen, from Old Dutch *iergin, *iowergin, from Proto-Germanic *euhwargin. Cognate with Old Saxon hwergin (> Middle Low German ergent, ergens), Old High German hwergin, iowergin (> Middle High German iergen, > German irgend), Old English hwerġen, Old Norse hvargi.
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