Where does “here” come from?
Here comes from Middle English her, Old English hǣr, Anglo-Norman eir, and Proto-Indo-European roots including keres-, ḱe-, (s)ker-, ker-, and (s)ker-.
here (English): In, on, or at this place; To this place; used in...
Definitions
- In, on, or at this place; To this place; used in...
Ancestry of “here”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | her | a hair; hair; pelt, hide, animal skin |
| 2 | Old English | hēr | at this place |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | *hēr | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 6 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 7 | German | kitt | — |
| 8 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 9 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 10 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |
Words derived from “here”