Where does “Hinterende” come from?

Hinterende (German) comes from German hinter, from Middle High German hinder, from Old High German hinder, from Proto-Germanic hinder — behind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind.

Hinterende (German): back

Definitions

  1. back

Ancestry of “Hinterende”, step by step

Hinterende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German hinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhinterbehind, after; after; beyond
2Middle High Germanhinder—
3Old High Germanhinder—
4Proto-Germanichinderbehind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind

via German ende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanendeinflection of enden: ## first-person singular...
2Middle High Germanendeend
Every word from Proto-Germanic hinder →Every word from Old High German hinder →Every word from Middle High German hinder →
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