Where does “henceforth” come from?
Henceforth derives from English forth, itself from Old English forþ, which continues Proto-Germanic fedurþô, ultimately tracing to Proto-Indo-European per- meaning "forward" or "through."
henceforth (English): From now on; from this time on
Definitions
- From now on; from this time on
Ancestry of “henceforth”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | hence | from here, from this place, away; from the living... |
| 2 | Middle English | hennes | — |
| 3 | Old English | heonan | from here, hence |
| 4 | Old English | hē | hey |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hiʀ | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hīz | nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these... |