somewhither

[suhm-hwith-er, -with-]

adverb

Archaic.

1. to some unspecified place; somewhere.

Word History and Origins

Origin of somewhither¹

Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; some, whither

Example Sentences

Somehow, somewhither, help must be sent to Ralph; and if Charnock carried the help, he must know why and for whom before he went.

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Under these boughs of peepul and asoka The young saint dwells With his restraining sire, Singing the Vedas morning, eve and noon, And they are gone somewhither now in the wood To gather fruit for sacrifice, and flowers.

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Germany very frankly insists that she became a great Power too late to get her rightful share of the earth’s surface, and that she must expand somewhither.

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I confesse I am troubled to see Men so over-troubled about them; I am rather glad to heare the Devill is breaking up house in England, and removing somewhither else, give him leave to sell all his rags, and odde-ends by the out-cry; and let his petty Chapmen make their Market while they may, upon my poore credit it will not last long.

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And the fox turned up from somewhither and said to him: “Whither away, little Kuz’ma?”—“I go a-hunting, little fox!”

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