Where does “hinder” come from?

Hinder comes from Old English hindrian, from Proto-Germanic hinder, from Proto-Indo-European k(')enta, ultimately from the root ḱem- meaning to obstruct or block.

hinder (English): To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an...

Definitions

  1. To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an...

Ancestry of “hinder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Englishhindren—
2Old Englishhindrianto hinder, obstruct, repress, impede
3Proto-Germanichindrōnąto put back
4Proto-Indo-Europeank(')entadown, below, with, far, along, against
5Proto-Indo-Europeanḱen-to set oneself in motion, arise

Words derived from “hinder”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱen- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European k(')enta →Every word from Proto-Germanic hindrōną →
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