Where does “henceafter” come from?

henceafter (English) comes from English after, from Middle English after, from Old English æfter, from Proto-West Germanic *aftar, from Proto-Germanic after, from Proto-Indo-European h₂epoteros — further behind, further away.

henceafter (English): After this; hereafter

Definitions

  1. After this; hereafter

Ancestry of “henceafter”, step by step

henceafter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English after

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishafterBehind; later in time; following; Subsequently...
2Middle Englishafterafter
3Old Englishæfterafter; according to
4Proto-West Germanic*aftarafter, behind
5Proto-Germanicafterafter, behind
6Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂epoterosfurther behind, further away

via English hence

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishhencefrom here, from this place, away; from the living...
2Middle Englishhennes—
3Old Englishheonanfrom here, hence
4Old Englishhēhey
5Proto-West Germanic*hiʀ—
6Proto-Germanichīznominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...
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