Where does “hence” come from?
hence (English) comes from Middle English hennes, from Old English heonan, from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic hīz — nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...
hence (English): from here, from this place, away; from the living...
Definitions
- from here, from this place, away; from the living...
Ancestry of “hence”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | hennes | — |
| 2 | Old English | heonan | from here, hence |
| 3 | Old English | hē | hey |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hiʀ | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hīz | nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these... |
Words derived from “hence”