mid-13c., "near here, nearby," from here + by (prep.). Meaning "by means of this" is from early 14c. Compare Dutch hierbij, German hierbei.
I hereby declare you man and wife
herd
herdsman
here
hereabout
hereafter
hereby
hereditable
hereditament
hereditary
hereditism
heredity
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