Where does “bisher” come from?
bisher (German) comes from German bis, from Middle High German biz, from Middle High German bī, from Old High German bī, from Proto-West Germanic bī, from Proto-Germanic bi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂m̥bʰi, from Proto-Indo-European h₂n̥tbʰi — on, onto.
bisher (German): so far, until now, as yet
Definitions
- so far, until now, as yet
Ancestry of “bisher”, step by step
bisher traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via German bis
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | bis | until; to; until, to, through |
| 2 | Middle High German | biz | — |
| 3 | Middle High German | bī | — |
| 4 | Old High German | bī | by, at |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bī | by, at; near, around |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bi | by, at; near, around |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂m̥bʰi | around, on either side of, about; in exchange... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂n̥tbʰi | — |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂énts | forehead; front |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ent- | face; forehead; front |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via German hēr
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | hēr | hither, to this place, to here, to me/us |
| 2 | Old High German | hera | hither |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | hē₂r | here, in this place |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 5 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 6 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 7 | Old High German | kuti | — |
| 8 | Proto-West Germanic | kwidu | gum, resin |
| 9 | Proto-Germanic | kweduz | resin |
| 10 | Proto-Indo-European | gʷet- | resin, gum; to say, speak |
| 11 | Proto-Indo-European | gū- | to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,... |