Where does “hind” come from?

hind (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse hind, from Proto-Germanic hindiz, from Proto-Germanic hemdiz, from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- — to cover, conceal; hornless.

hind (Icelandic): female deer, hind

Definitions

  1. female deer, hind

Ancestry of “hind”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsehind—
2Proto-Germanichindizdoe, hind
3Proto-Germanichemdiz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless

Words derived from “hind”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hemdiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hindiz →