Where does “hinterland” come from?

hinterland (Dutch) comes from German Hinterland, from German land, from Middle High German lant, from Old High German lant, from Proto-West Germanic land, from Proto-Germanic landą, from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- — land, heath; loins.

hinterland (Dutch): hinterland rural territory, backwater

Definitions

  1. hinterland rural territory, backwater

Ancestry of “hinterland”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanHinterlandhinterland
2Germanlandcountry territory of a nation
3Middle High Germanlantland; country
4Old High Germanlantland; country
5Proto-West Germaniclandland, area of ground
6Proto-Germaniclandąland, area of ground
7Proto-Indo-Europeanlendʰ-land, heath; loins
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