aught(n.1)
“something, anything,” 12世纪晚期,来自古英语 awiht"aught, anything, something," 字面意思是 "e'er a whit",来自 a- "ever"(来自原始日耳曼语 *aiwi- "ever," 是 PIE 词根 *aiw- "vital force, life; long life, eternity" 的扩展形式)+ *wihti "thing, anything whatever"(参见 wight)。在莎士比亚、弥尔顿和蒲柏的作品中, aught 和 ought 都可以使用。乔叟使用 aughtwhere(副词)表示 "anywhere"。
该词起源时间:12世纪末