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Where does “*hin-” come from?
*hin- (Proto-Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic -anē, from Proto-Indo-European -neh₁.
Ancestry of “*hin-”, step by step
Step
Language
Word
Meaning
1
Proto-Germanic
-anē
Creates adverbs with ablative direction
2
Proto-Indo-European
-neh₁
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Words derived from “*hin-”
henen
heen
hierheen
daarheen
waarheen
erheen
doorheen
overheen
voorheen
daarheen
waarheen
Every word from Proto-Indo-European -neh₁ →