Where does “hinten” come from?

hinten (German) comes 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.

hinten (German): behind; in the back

Definitions

  1. behind; in the back

Ancestry of “hinten”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhintanabehind
2Old High Germanhintarbehind
3Proto-West Germanichinder—
4Proto-Germanichinderbehind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind

Words derived from “hinten”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hinder →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hinder →Every word from Old High German hintar →