Where does “Hinterkante” come from?

Hinterkante (German) comes from German Kante, from Low German kant, from Middle Low German kant, from Middle Dutch kant, from Latin canthus, from Gaulish cantos, from Proto-Celtic cantos, from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ.

Hinterkante (German): back edge

Definitions

  1. back edge

Ancestry of “Hinterkante”, step by step

Hinterkante traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German Kante

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1GermanKanteedge
2Low Germankantedge, corner
3Middle Low Germankant—
4Middle Dutchkant—
5Latincanthusthe iron ring around a carriage wheel; the tire;...
6Gaulishcantos—
7Proto-Celticcantoscorner, rim
8Proto-Indo-Europeankh₂ndʰ—

via German hinter

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhinterbehind, after; after; beyond
2Middle High Germanhinder—
3Old High Germanhinder—
4Proto-Germanichinderbehind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind
Every word from Proto-Indo-European kh₂ndʰ →
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