English

here

/ˈhɪə̯/
In, on, or at this place (a place perceived to be close to the speaker); compare there.

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    Origin

    From Middle English her, from Old English hēr (“at this place”), from Proto-West Germanic *hēr, from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r, from *hiz + *-r, from Proto-Indo-European *kís, from *ḱe + *ís.

    Cognates

    Cognate with Saterland Frisian hier, West Frisian hjir, Dutch hier, German Low German hier, German hier, Danish her, Swedish här, Norwegian her, Faroese her, Icelandic hér. Also related to the English pronoun he (“this/that person”), and the words hither (“to this place”) and hence (“from this place”).

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    • inheritedMiddle Englishher
      • inheritedOld Englishhēr “at this place”
        • inheritedProto-West Germanic*hēr
          • inheritedProto-Germanic*hē₂r “here, in this place”
            • partProto-Germanic*hiz “this, this one”
              • derivedProto-Indo-European*ḱe-
              • inheritedProto-Indo-European*ḱís “this”
              • inheritedProto-Germanic*-anē
            • suffixProto-Germanic-*r

    Related: Saterland Frisian hier, West Frisian hjir, Dutch hier, German Low German hier, German hier, Danish her, Swedish här, Norwegian her, Faroese her, Icelandic hér

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