Where does “hind” come from?

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

Ancestry of “hind”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hind

Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem-