Where does “hittills” come from?
hittills (Swedish) comes from Swedish hit, from English hit, from Middle English hit, from Old English hit, from Proto-Germanic hit, from Proto-Indo-European ḱe- — demonstrative particle; here; this, here.
hittills (Swedish): so far, heretofore, until now, until this point in time; yet
Definitions
- so far, heretofore, until now, until this point in time; yet
Ancestry of “hittills”, step by step
hittills traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish hit
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | hit | here; to this place, hither; hit; something very... |
| 2 | English | hit | "To strike."; To manage to touch in the right... |
| 3 | Middle English | hit | Third-person singular neuter pronoun: it;... |
| 4 | Old English | hit | it |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | hit | nominative/accusative singular neuter of *hiz |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱe- | demonstrative particle; here; this, here |