heen
Dutch (Brabantic)
/ɦeːn/
adv
Definitions
- away
- (postpositional) to, towards
- (slang) gone, outside the boundaries of the norms
Etymology
Inherited from Middle Dutch henen (away from here, hence).
Origin
Middle Dutch
henen
Gloss
away from here, hence
Timeline
Distribution of cognates by language
Geogrpahic distribution of cognates
Cognates and derived terms
- hence English
- henceafter English
- henceforth English
- henceforward English
- hencefrom English
- herehence English
- hone English
- honer English
- honestone English
- honewort English
- rehone English
- daar Dutch, Flemish
- daarheen Dutch, Flemish
- door Dutch, Flemish
- doorheen Dutch, Flemish
- er Dutch, Flemish
- erheen Dutch, Flemish
- gaan Dutch, Flemish
- heengaan Dutch, Flemish
- heenkomen Dutch, Flemish
- hier Dutch, Flemish
- hierheen Dutch, Flemish
- komen Dutch, Flemish
- voor Dutch, Flemish
- voorheen Dutch, Flemish
- waar Dutch, Flemish
- waarheen Dutch, Flemish
- heonan Old English
- hon Middle English
- henen Middle Dutch
- henencomen Middle Dutch
- daarheen Afrikaans
- waarheen Afrikaans