Where does “thereat” come from?
Thereat derives from Middle English ther, from Old Norse at, from Proto-Germanic þat, from Proto-Indo-European ád, ultimately from the Proto-Indo-European root h₁ed- meaning to go or move.
thereat (English): There; at that place; At that event
Definitions
- There; at that place; At that event
Ancestry of “thereat”, step by step
thereat traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English at
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | at | In, near, or in the general vicinity of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | at | at; to |
| 3 | Middle English | heye | hedge, fence; enclosed plot of land, yard;... |
| 4 | Old French | haie | — |
| 5 | Medieval Latin | haga | — |
| 6 | Frankish | haggju | hedge |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hagjō | hedge |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kagʰyóm | enclosure, hedge |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | -yós | Creates adjectives from noun or verb stems |