Where does “Hintertürchen” come from?

Hintertürchen (German) comes from German hintertür, from German hinter-, from German hinten, from Old High German hintana, from Old High German hintar, from Proto-West Germanic hinder, from Proto-Germanic hinder — behind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind.

Hintertürchen (German): Diminutive of Hintertür; loophole

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Hintertür; loophole

Ancestry of “Hintertürchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhintertürback door
2Germanhinter-after-; back-
3Germanhintenbehind; in the back
4Old High Germanhintanabehind
5Old High Germanhintarbehind
6Proto-West Germanichinder—
7Proto-Germanichinderbehind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind
Every word from Proto-Germanic hinder →Every word from German hinter- →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hinder →