English

her

/ˈhɜː/
Belonging to her (belonging to that female person or animal, or in poetic or old-fashioned language that ship, city, season, etc).

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    Origin

    From Middle English here, hir, hire, from Old English hire (“her”), from Proto-Germanic *hezōi (dative singular of *hijō).

    Cognate with North Frisian hör, Saterland Frisian hier, hiere (“her”), West Frisian har (“her”), Dutch haar (“her”), German Low German hör (“her”), German ihr (“her”).

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishhere
      • inheritedOld Englishhire “her”
        • inheritedProto-Germanic*hezōi

    Related: North Frisian hör, Saterland Frisian hier, West Frisian har, Dutch haar, German Low German hör, German ihr

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