English

each other

/iːˈt͡ʃʌð.ə/
To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects

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    From Middle English ech other, yche othere, ich othir, eche other, ilk oþer, from Old English ǣlċ ōþer (“each other”), equivalent to each + other. Cognate with Scots ilk other (“each other”),

    West Frisian elkoar (“each other”), Dutch elkander, elkaar (“each other”).

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishech other
      • inheritedOld Englishǣlċ ōþer “each other”
    • surface analysisEnglisheach “All; every; qualifying a singular noun, indicating all examples of the thing so named seen as indiv…”
    • surface analysisEnglishother “See other (determiner) below.”

    Related: Scots ilk other, West Frisian elkoar, Dutch elkander

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