Where does “hereinafter” come from?
Hereinafter comes from English here and English after, with here deriving from Middle English her, Old English hǣr, and Proto-Indo-European apotero, apo-, ḱe-, and (s)ker-.
hereinafter (English): In the parts of this document, statement, or book...
Definitions
- In the parts of this document, statement, or book...
Ancestry of “hereinafter”, step by step
hereinafter traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English herein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | herein | Within this content, context, or thing |
| 2 | English | here | In, on, or at this place; To this place; used in... |
| 3 | Middle English | her | a hair; hair; pelt, hide, animal skin |
| 4 | Old English | hēr | at this place |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | *hēr | here |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 8 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 9 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 10 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 11 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 12 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 14 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |