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Where does “hidir” come from?

hidir (Middle English) comes from Old English hider, from Proto-Germanic hidrê, from Proto-Germanic hiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱís, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe, from Middle English kyt, from German kitt, from Old High German kuti — to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...

hidir (Middle English): hither

Definitions

  1. hither

Ancestry of “hidir”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhiderto here, hither
2Proto-Germanichidrêto this place, to here
3Proto-Germanichizthis
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱísthis
5Proto-Indo-EuropeanḱeDeictic particle, here; Post-positional...
6Middle Englishkyt—
7Germankitt—
8Old High Germankuti—
9Proto-West Germanickwidugum, resin
10Proto-Germanickweduzresin
11Proto-Indo-Europeangʷet-resin, gum; to say, speak
12Proto-Indo-Europeangū-to bend; curve; arch; vault; to bow, bend, arch,...
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