Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ís?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *h₁oy-no-kós
Proto-Germanic *ainagaz
Proto-West Germanic *ainag
Old English ǣniġ
Middle English ani
English any
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷís
Proto-Germanic *hwō
Old English hū
Middle English how
English how
English anyhow
From any + how.
Meanings
(Singapore, Singlish, not-comparable, predicative) Random, careless, offhand, disorderly; done without thought or consideration.
Even the newspaper recommendation oso anyhow one. 2024 December 13, gwbasic, “Is it all the food influencers cannot make it?”, in HardwareZone Forums:
Rabak, to refer to something messed up: Eh bro, your hairdresser anyhow sia, your hair damn rabak. 2022 January 25, Jean Wong, Cassandra Nerva, Jerald Ang, “34 Singlish Phrases to Know Before Visiting Singapore”, in tripzilla.com, archived from the original on 30 Sep 2024:
Etymology tree
Proto-Indo-European *ís?
Proto-Indo-European *h₁óynos
Proto-Indo-European *-kos
Proto-Indo-European *h₁oy-no-kós
Proto-Germanic *ainagaz
Proto-West Germanic *ainag
Old English ǣniġ
Middle English ani
English any
Proto-Indo-European *kʷ-
Proto-Indo-European *kʷís
Proto-Germanic *hwō
Old English hū
Middle English how
English how
English anyhow
From any + how.
Meanings
(not-comparable) In any way or manner whatever.
(conjunctive, not-comparable) In any case. Used to indicate that a statement explains or supports a previous statement.
Anyhow, he is dead now.
I think they’re asleep; anyhow, they’re quiet.
(not-comparable) Without care or tidiness; recklessly, negligently or randomly.
It was a woman’s clothing, beyond a doubt, all thrown in anyhow, — as if the person who had placed it there had been in a desperate hurry. 1897, Richard Marsh, The Beetle:
(Singapore, Singlish, broadly, not-comparable) Thoughtlessly, randomly, without careful consideration.
Don’t anyhow, please. Told you guys he’s just a friend. 2024, Jojo Chia, Afternoon Yuan Yang Club, Epigram Books, →ISBN:
No lah! Don’t anyhow say! But you also look so different, Vasoo. First time I’ve seen you without your uniform! 1994, Michael Chiang, “Private Parts”, in Private Parts & Other Play Things, →ISBN, page 270:
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