Where does “hi” come from?
hi (Bavarian) comes from Middle High German hin, from Old High German hina, from Proto-Germanic hē₂r, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti, from Proto-West Germanic kwidu — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hi (Bavarian): Used to denote direction away from the speaker
Definitions
- Used to denote direction away from the speaker
Ancestry of “hi”, step by step
hi traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle High German hin
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle High German | hin | — |
| 2 | Old High German | hina | thither |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
via German hinüber
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hinüber | across, over, there; dead; spoiled, gone off;... |
| 2 | German | über | above, over; about, concerning, over, at; via,... |
| 3 | Old High German | ubari | over |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | ubiri | over; over, above |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | upéri | alternative reconstruction of *upér |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | upér | above; over |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | upó | under, below |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₃ewp- | — |