Where does “hers” come from?
hers (Middle English) comes from Middle English hires, from Middle English hire, from Old English hire, from Proto-Germanic hezōi, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
hers (Middle English): Alternative form of hires; Alternative form of...
Definitions
- Alternative form of hires; Alternative form of...
Ancestry of “hers”, step by step
hers traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English hires
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | hires | Third-person singular feminine genitive pronoun:... |
| 2 | Middle English | hire | Third-person singular feminine genitive... |
| 3 | Old English | hire | genitive/dative of hēo |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hezōi | dative singular feminine of *hiz |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *hiz | — |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe | Deictic particle, here; Post-positional... |
| 7 | Middle English | kyt | — |
| 8 | German | kitt | putty certain kinds of cement used for fixing e.g. window panes |
| 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,... |
via Middle English heres
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | heres | Third-person plural genitive pronoun: theirs;... |
| 2 | Middle English | here | a military force; a troop, host, or army; a group... |
| 3 | Old English | hēre | army, military (especially of the enemy) |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | hari | army |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | harjaz | army; army leader; commander; warrior |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | kóryos | war; troops; army; war, troops |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱer- | to grow, to make grow, to nourish; to plait,... |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | kr̥- | to turn, to bend |
| 9 | Proto-Indo-European | ker- | army |
via Middle English heren
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | heren | to hear; Third-person plural genitive pronoun:... |
| 2 | Old English | hīeran | to hear |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | hauʀijan | to hear |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hauzijaną | to hear |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ḱh₂owsyéti | to be sharp-eared, to hear well |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ṓws | ear |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂ew- | to enjoy; to consume; to perceive, see, to be... |