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E 0444 HENCE
The word " hence " is of
Germanic origin .
H 0402 ה נ
ה , ן ה
Concept of root : here
Hebrew word
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pronunciation
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English meanings
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ן ה;
ה נ ה
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hen;
henna
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see
here;
here, hereto
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Related English words
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hence
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Comparison between European words and
Hebrew
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Languages
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Words
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Pronunciation
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English meanings
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Similarity in roots
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Hebrew
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ן ה;
ה נ ה
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hen;
henna
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see here;
here, hereto
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h . n
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English
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hence
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hence
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h . n
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Middle English
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henne(s)
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hence
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h . n
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Old English
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heonane
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hence
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h . n .
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Middle Dutch
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henen
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hénen
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hence;
here, hereto
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h . n
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German
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hin
(her)
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hin
(her)
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from here;
(hereto)
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h . n
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Proto-Semitic *HENÀ --- *HĒN- Proto-Germanic
The picture is rather clear . The root "H N" indicates "here" in several points of view.
Note:
- English. The C in "hence " comes from the S in newer Middle English " hennes " that was
not part of the original root .
Note:
- German has added more meanings to the word "hin", such as "towards" and "away".
Note:
- Dutch no more uses "heen" in the same way as did Middle Dutch. "Hereto" has become "hierheen" and "heen" as such is "away".
Note:
- Proto-Germanic. In older Germanic languages we find Old Saxon "hinan, hinana", Old English "heonan", Old High German "hina" and Middle Dutch that had many variations : "henen, heinen, hene, henne, heen, hen, hin . Proto-Germanic probably had the form "* H Ē N-" , though an alternative "*H Ī N-" is a possible hypothesis.
Note:
- Proto-Semitic. In the sense of "here, hither" we find the same root in Arabic "hunā" and "hannā". It is also used in Ugaritic ( here also "H M" besides "H N"), with Akkadian having "aghann(n)ā" with an extra initial Aleph and a reinforced "H" in "GH N" .
In the sphere of " behold, here" Hebrew has another word, "ה נ ה , hinné" . Akkadian "'ennā" and Arabic "inna" have "Aleph N" with Aleph instead of "H". Ethiopian has just "na" and Ugaritic still "H N" and "H M ". It seems very difficult to make a solid hypothesis for Proto-Semitic. We tend to opt for "Proto-Semitic "*ה נ ה , H N H (accentuated vowel)" as in Hebrew, also because this combination is found in Indo European as shown.
Note:
- Indo-European. Cognates in other Indo-European languages seem not be present and the comparison stays between Semitic and Germanic.
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Created: Tuesday 6 November 2007 at 22.30.54 Updated: 22/10/2012 at 17.29.04 |
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