Etymograph

English

herefor

Herefor comes from Middle English hēr-for ‘herefore’.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hēr-for‘herefore’
  2. Englishtodayherefor

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hēr-for‘herefore’
  2. Englishtodayherefor

A compound of here + for

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 *preh₂- ‘before’

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Proto-Germanic *furi

Proto-West Germanic *furi

Old English for ‘for’

Middle English for

English for

Today it means

adv For this: instead or in consideration of this, with a view to this.

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

Etymograph / Middle English hēr-for / herefor