Where does “behither” come from?
behither (English) comes from English hither, from Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic hidrê, from Proto-Germanic hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
behither (English): On this side of
Ancestry of “behither”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hither | To this place, to here; over here; On this side;... |
| 2 | Old English | hider | to here, hither |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hidrê | to this place, to here |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hiz | this |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱís | this |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | — |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |