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English
/hɪə(ɹ)/, /hɪɹ/, /hiːɹ/, /hjɜː/
adv
Definitions
- (location) In, on, or at this place.
- (location) To this place; used in place of the more dated hither.
- (abstract) In this context.
- At this point in the argument, narration, or other, usually written, work.
Etymology
Inherited from Middle English her#Etymology_2_3 inherited from Old English hēr (at this place) inherited from Proto-Germanic *hē₂r (here, hither), *hiz (this, this one) derived from Proto-Indo-European *kís.
Origin
Proto-Indo-European
*kís
Gloss
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- about English
- above English
- after English
- against English
- at English
- away English
- by English
- for English
- from English
- geld English
- hence English
- hereabout English
- hereabouts English
- hereabove English
- hereafter English
- hereagainst English
- hereat English
- hereaway English
- hereby English
- herefor English
- herefore English
- herefrom English
- heregeld English
- herehence English
- hereish English
- hereness English
- hereof English
- hereon English
- hereout English
- heretog English
- hereunder English
- hereunto English
- hereupon English
- herewith English
- herewithin English
- of English
- on English
- out English
- tow English
- under English
- unto English
- upon English
- with English
- within English
- allhier German
- hier German
- hierbleiben German
- hierher German
- hierhin German
- hierselbst German
- hierwärts German
- hier Dutch, Flemish
- hierheen Dutch, Flemish
- hiernamaals Dutch, Flemish
- *kís Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱe Proto-Indo-European
- *ḱe- Proto-Indo-European
- *hes Proto-Germanic
- *hiu dagō Proto-Germanic
- *hiz Proto-Germanic
- *hē₂r Proto-Germanic
- *sa Proto-Germanic
- här Swedish
- härför Swedish
- härleda Swedish
- härmed Swedish
- härskara Swedish
- härstädes Swedish
- härtagen Swedish
- såhär Swedish
- he Old English
- her Old English
- hē Old English
- hēr Old English
- hēræfter Old English
- heere Middle English
- her#Etymology_2_3 Middle English
- her-for, hēr-for Middle English
- hereof Middle English
- heretogh Middle English
- herwith Middle English
- hor Middle English
- hér Old Norse
- her Danish
- herefter Danish
- herfra Danish
- herhen Danish
- hermed Danish
- herned Danish
- hernede Danish
- heromkring Danish
- herop Danish
- heroppe Danish
- herover Danish
- hertil Danish
- herved Danish
- hér Icelandic
- hérmeð Icelandic
- hier Middle Dutch
- hera Old High German
- hia Old High German
- hier Old High German
- hēr Old High German
- hier Afrikaans
- hiernamaals Afrikaans
- hier Middle High German
- hī Middle High German
- hei Luxembourgish, Letzeburgesch
- 𐌷𐌴𐍂 Gothic
- hie Old Dutch
- hier Old Dutch
- hīe Old Dutch
- hīr Middle Low German
- hia Cimbrian
- he Old Saxon
- hē Old Saxon
- imu Old Saxon
- ina Old Saxon
- ira Old Saxon
- ire Old Saxon
- iro Old Saxon
- iru Old Saxon
- siu Old Saxon
- *hara Frankish
- hi Old Frisian
- hiōda Old Frisian
- hī Old Frisian
- hia Tok Pisin
- of
- by
- at
- on
- out
- tow
- for
- unto
- from
- away
- with
- geld
- upon
- above
- under
- about
- after
- hence
- hereby
- within
- hereat
- hereon
- hereof
- hereout
- against
- herefor
- hereish
- heretog
- hereness
- herefore
- hereupon
- herewith
- heregeld
- herefrom
- hereunto
- hereaway
- hereabove
- hereafter
- hereunder
- herehence
- hereabout
- herewithin
- hereabouts
- hereagainst