English

hereaway

From here + away.

A compound of here + away

Proto-Germanic *hē₂r ‘here, in this place’

Proto-West Germanic *hēr ‘here’

Old English hēr ‘at this place’

Middle English her

English here

Proto-Indo-European *weǵʰ- ‘to bring, transport’

Proto-Germanic *wegaz ‘way’

Old English on weġ ‘on one's way’

Old English āweġ ‘away’

Middle English away

English away

Today it means

adv hereabouts, around here

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / hereaway