any

Etymology

From Middle English any, eny, ony, ani, aniȝ, eniȝ, æniȝ, from Old English ǣniġ (“any”), from Proto-West Germanic *ainīg, *ainag, from Proto-Germanic *ainagaz, from Proto-Germanic *ainaz (“one”), equivalent to one + -y. Cognate to Saterland Frisian eenich (“some”), West Frisian iennich (“only”), Dutch enig (“any, some”), Afrikaans enig (“any”), German Low German enig (“some”), German einig (“some”), Italian unico (“unique”), French unique (“unique”). Doublet of unique.

adv

1. To even the slightest extent, at all.
   I will not remain here any longer.
   If you get any taller, you'll start having to duck through doorways!
   That doesn't bother me any. (chiefly US usage)
   I wasn't any too easy in my mind. 1934, Rex Stout, Fer-de-Lance, Bantam, published 1992, page 58
   'That wouldn't surprise me any.' 1934, Agatha Christie, chapter 4, in Murder on the Orient Express, London: HarperCollins, published 2017, page 104

det

1. (chiefly in the negative) One at all; at least one; at least one kind of; some; a positive quantity of.
   Do you have any biscuits?
   Do you have any food?
   I haven't got any money.
   It won't do you any good.
   Meanwhile Nanny Broome was recovering from her initial panic and seemed anxious to make up for any kudos she might have lost, by exerting her personality to the utmost. She took the policeman's helmet and placed it on a chair, and unfolded his tunic to shake it and fold it up again for him. 1963, Margery Allingham, chapter 19, in The China Governess
2. No matter what kind.
   Choose any item you want.
   Any person may apply.
   Press any key to continue.
   Plastics are energy-rich substances, which is why many of them burn so readily. Any organism that could unlock and use that energy would do well in the Anthropocene. Terrestrial bacteria and fungi which can manage this trick are already familiar to experts in the field. 2013-07-20, “Welcome to the plastisphere”, in The Economist, volume 408, number 8845

pron

1. Any thing(s) or person(s).
   Any may apply.