hence

Mane (Îngilîzî)

Pircarînî

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Wekî (IPA) tê bilêvkirin
/ˈhɛns/
Etîmolojî (Îngilîzî)

In summary

A later Middle English spelling, retaining the voiceless -s, of hennes (henne + adverbial genitive ending -s), from Old English heonan (“away", "hence”), from a Proto-West Germanic *hin-, from Proto-Germanic *hiz, and Proto-Germanic *-anē. Cognate with Old Saxon hinan, Old High German hinnan (German hinnen), Dutch heen, Swedish hän. Related to Old English her (“here”).

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