Where does “thereinbefore” come from?
thereinbefore (English) comes from English before, from Middle English bifore, from Old English beforan, from Old English be-, from Old English hrōpan, from Proto-West Germanic hrōpan, from Proto-Germanic hrōpaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱer- — army.
thereinbefore (English): In a preceding part of that (speech, book, etc.); before that
Definitions
- In a preceding part of that (speech, book, etc.); before that
Ancestry of “thereinbefore”, step by step
thereinbefore traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English before
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | before | Earlier than; In front of in space; In the... |
| 2 | Middle English | bifore | before |
| 3 | Old English | beforan | before |
| 4 | Old English | be- | a productive prefix usually used to form verbs... |
| 5 | Old English | hrōpan | to shout, proclaim; cry out, scream, howl; to cry... |
| 6 | Proto-West Germanic | hrōpan | to cry out, to call, to shout |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | hrōpaną | to cry out, call, shout |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via English therein
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | therein | in that; in him/her/it |
| 2 | English | there | In a place or location at some distance from the... |
| 3 | Old English | þær | there |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | þār | there |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | þar | there, in that place |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | tar- | there |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | to- | it; that; the, that |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | só | this; that |