Where does “hinterland” come from?

Hinterland comes from German Hinterland, combining hintar (back, behind) from Old High German hintar and lant (land) from Old High German lant, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European lendʰ- meaning to stretch or extend.

hinterland (English): The land immediately next to, and inland from, a...

Definitions

  1. The land immediately next to, and inland from, a...

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

Words derived from “hinterland”

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