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The adverb is derived from Middle English there-aboutes, þare aboutes (“of a place または an object: around there, in its vicinity; of time: about then, around that time”) [and other forms],[1] from ther (“in that place, in those places, there; on that; thither, to that place; from there, thence; at that time; thereupon; in that situation, under those circumstances; in that case, with regard to that”)[2] (from 古期英語 þǣr (“there”)) + aboutes (“in all directions, around”, adverb),[3] aboutes (“in all directions from, on all sides of; near; concerned with”, preposition)[4] (from aboute, abouten (“so as to surround; so as to cover; on the border または edge; as measured around the outside; to as to travel around something; so as to revolve about an axis または centre; aside; in all directions; in the vicinity; in connection with something; in several places; everywhere, throughout; to all または everyone; almost, approximately; concerning; in succession; so as to be または happen”, adverb),[5] aboute, abouten (“surrounding; covering; over; upon; on the border of; in all directions; in the vicinity of, near to; in several places; everywhere, throughout; almost, approximately; concerning; engaged in; on behalf of”, preposition)[6] (from 古期英語 abūtan, onbūtan (“about; round about; on; on the outside”)) + -s (suffix forming adverbs));[7] see further at thereabout. The English word is analysable as thereabout + -s (suffix forming adverbs).[8][9]
The noun may result from a confusion of thereabouts with whereabouts.
thereabouts (not comparable)
Thereabouts is more common in the English spoken in Southern England than thereabout.[8]