Where does “hinderland” come from?
hinderland (English) 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.
Ancestry of “hinderland”, step by step
hinderland traces back through 3 separate lines of ancestry.
via German Hinterland
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | German | Hinterland | hinterland |
| 2 | German | land | country territory of a nation |
| 3 | Middle High German | lant | land; country |
| 4 | Old High German | lant | land; country |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | land | land, area of ground |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | landą | land, area of ground |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | lendʰ- | land, heath; loins |
via English hinder
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | hinder | To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an... |
| 2 | Middle English | hindren | — |
| 3 | Old English | hindrian | to hinder, obstruct, repress, impede |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | hindrōną | to put back |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | k(')enta | down, below, with, far, along, against |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ḱen- | to set oneself in motion, arise |