Proto-Indo-European

*ḱís

‘this’

Every word has its own definition in its root. These English words share one: Proto-Indo-European *ḱís.

9 English words in this record descend from Proto-Indo-European *ḱís, most familiar first.

• he ← *hiʀ ← *hiz
• her ← here ← hire ← *hiz
• him ← *hiz
• hey ← *hē ← *hiʀ ← *hiz
• en ← hē ← *hiʀ ← *hiz
• hence ← heonan ← *hin- ← *hiz
• cis ← *ki
• hitherto ← hiderto ← hider ← *hidrê ← *hiz
• hither ← hider ← *hidrê ← *hiz

Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱís