Where does “hinne” come from?

hinne (Middle English) comes from Middle English henen, from Old English hīenan, from Proto-West Germanic haunijan, from Proto-Germanic haunijaną, from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- — to howl, screech.

Ancestry of “hinne”, step by step

hinne traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.

via Middle English henen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhenenhence
2Old Englishhīenanto humble, abase; to fell, prostrate, overcome,...
3Proto-West Germanichaunijanto humiliate, to dishonour
4Proto-Germanichaunijanąto humiliate, to dishonour
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱaw-to howl, screech

via Middle English henene

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhenene—
2Old Englishheonanfrom here, hence
3Old Englishhēhey
4Proto-West Germanic*hiʀ—
5Proto-Germanichīznominative plural masculine of *hiz; these, these...

via Middle English heonenen

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishheonenen—
2Old Englishhionan—
3Proto-Germanichina—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱaw- →Every word from Proto-Germanic haunijaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic haunijan →