English

hereinbefore

From herein + before.

A compound of herein + before

Proto-Germanic *hē₂rinna

Proto-West Germanic *hērinna

Old English hērinne

Middle English here-inne

Old English foran ‘before’

Old English beforan ‘before, in front of’

Middle English bifore

Today it means

adv Synonym of hereinabove (“above, in this document”).

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

Etymograph / hereinbefore