Where does “Hinterlist” come from?

Hinterlist (German) comes from German list, from Middle High German list, from Old High German list, from Proto-Germanic listiz, from Proto-Indo-European leys- — to trace, to track.

Hinterlist (German): deceitfulness; insidiousness; trap

Definitions

  1. deceitfulness; insidiousness; trap

Ancestry of “Hinterlist”, step by step

Hinterlist traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German list

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanlistcunning, craft
2Middle High Germanlist—
3Old High Germanlist—
4Proto-Germaniclistizart, craft; cunning, guile
5Proto-Indo-Europeanleys-to trace, to track

via German hinter

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

Words derived from “Hinterlist”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European leys- →Every word from Proto-Germanic listiz →Every word from Old High German list →