Where does “hereunto” come from?
Hereunto derives from Middle English here, from Old English hǣr, from Anglo-Norman eir, tracing back through Proto-Indo-European keres-, ḱe-, (s)ker-, and ker-.
hereunto (English): Unto this; up until now; hereto
Definitions
- Unto this; up until now; hereto
Ancestry of “hereunto”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | Here | — |
| 2 | Middle English | hēr | — |
| 3 | Old English | hēr | at this place |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | *hēr | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | — |
| 9 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 10 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 11 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 12 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 13 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |