Where does “hie” come from?

hie (Middle English) comes from Old English hē, from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ, from Proto-Germanic hīz — nominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...

hie (Middle English): Alternative form of he; Alternative form of ye;...

Definitions

  1. Alternative form of he; Alternative form of ye;...

Ancestry of “hie”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhēhey
2Proto-West Germanic*hiʀ—
3Proto-Germanichīznominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...
Every word from Proto-Germanic hīz →Every word from Proto-West Germanic *hiʀ →Every word from Old English hē →