FromMiddle Dutchergens,ergent,ergen,irgen, fromOld Dutch*iergin,*iowergin, fromProto-Germanic*euhwargin. Cognate withOld Saxonhwergin (> Middle Low Germanergent,ergens),Old High Germanhwergin,iowergin (> Middle High Germaniergen, > Germanirgend), Old Englishhwerġen, Old Norsehvargi.
- IPA(key): /ˈɛrɣəns/
- Hyphenation:er‧gens
ergens
- somewhere,anywhere
- Ergens op het vliegveld ligt mijn tas. ―My bag issomewhere in the airport.
- somehow, in some unspecified way
- Ergens vind ik hem wel leuk. ―Somehow I think he is nice.
- pronominal adverb form ofiets;something
- Kan ik jeergens mee helpen? ―Is theresomething I can help you with?