Where does “hionan” come from?

hionan (Old English) comes from Proto-Germanic hina, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.

Ancestry of “hionan”, step by step

hionan traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hina

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichina
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱe-demonstrative particle; here; this, here

via Proto-Germanic hinanō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichinanōfrom here
2Proto-Indo-Europeanḱey-to be lying down; to settle

Words derived from “hionan

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱe-Every word from Proto-Germanic hina