An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/jeder

by Friedrich Kluge

jeder, pron., ‘each, every,’ from late MidHG. ieder, earlier iewëder, OHG. iowëdar (eo-hwëdar), ‘either,’ from weder (OHG. wëdar, ‘which of two’) and je; corresponding to OSax. iahwëthar, AS. âhwœðer; comp. also OHG. eogiwëdar, MidHG. iegewëder, AS. œ̂ghwœðer, E. either. — ModHG. jedweder, ‘each, every,’ is of a different etymological origin, being derived from MidHG. ietwëder, ie-dewëder, ‘either’ (from ie and MidHG. dewëder, ‘any one of two’; see entweder). —