# each other

> English word · Pronoun · IPA /iːˈt͡ʃʌð.ə/

## Definitions
1. To one another; one to the other; signifies that a verb applies to two or more entities both as subjects and as direct objects

## Etymology
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”).

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
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