Where does “hinter-” come from?

hinter- (German) comes 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.

hinter- (German): after-; back-

Definitions

  1. after-; back-

Ancestry of “hinter-”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhintenbehind; in the back
2Old High Germanhintanabehind
3Old High Germanhintarbehind
4Proto-West Germanichinder—
5Proto-Germanichinderbehind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind

Words derived from “hinter-”

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