Where does “henen” come from?
henen (Middle Dutch) comes from Proto-Germanic *hin-, from Proto-Germanic -anē, from Proto-Indo-European -neh₁.
henen (Middle Dutch): away from here, hence
Ancestry of “henen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Proto-Germanic | *hin- | — |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | -anē | Creates adverbs with ablative direction |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | -neh₁ | — |
Words derived from “henen”