He Definition
- that male animal
- this male animal
- that man
- that boy
- this man
- this-one
- this boy
- atomic number 2
- helium
Origin of He
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From Middle English he, from Old English hē (“he”), from Proto-Germanic *hiz (“this, this one”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱe-, *ḱey- (“this, here”). Cognate with Scots he (“he”), North Frisian hi (“he”), Saterland Frisian hie (“he”), West Frisian hy (“he”), Dutch hij (“he”), German Low German he (“he”), Danish han (“he”). Related to here.
From Wiktionary
Transliteration of various Semitic letters, such as Phoenician (h), Hebrew ה (h) and Syriac ܗ (h, “hē”).
From Wiktionary
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Middle English from Old English hē ko- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Hebrew hē of Phoenician origin
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
