Where does “hinterfragen” come from?

hinterfragen (German) comes 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.

hinterfragen (German): to question, to scrutinise, to challenge

Definitions

  1. to question, to scrutinise, to challenge

Ancestry of “hinterfragen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanhinter-after-; back-
2Germanhintenbehind; in the back
3Old High Germanhintanabehind
4Old High Germanhintarbehind
5Proto-West Germanichinder—
6Proto-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 →