her.
hither, to this place, to here, to me/us
Meaning & usage
hither, to this place, to here, to me/us
Komm her!
along, on this way
Wo gehen wir her?
ago
Es ist zehn Jahre her, dass ich das letzte Mal Auto gefahren bin.
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German hër, hëre, from Old High German hëra, which corresponds to hier in the same way as dara (“thither”) to dār (“there”). Cognate to Dutch her, Low German her, and possibly Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐍂𐌹 (hiri).
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