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/hɪər/
adverb
Origin
Proto-Germanic
*hēra — in this place
Overview
Meaning Now
- In, at, or to this place or position.
Literal older meaning
in this place
Language path
Proto-Indo-European → Proto-Germanic → Old English → English
Earliest form
hēr
Earliest period
Old English
Journey
The word is derived from the Germanic demonstrative base *hē-, related to the Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, which also evolved into the Latin 'cis' (on this side).
Evolution
- Proto-Indo-European
*ḱe-
“this, here”
Demonstrative pronominal base.
- Proto-Germanic
*hēra
“in this place”
- Old English
hēr
“in this place”
- Middle English
her
“in this place”
- Modern English
here
“in this place”
Connections
Word parts
here
root
in this place
Related across languages
Old Saxon
hēr
here
Old High German
hiar
here
Gothic
hē
here
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