Where does “hinde” come from?

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

hinde (Middle English): female deer, doe, hind

Definitions

  1. female deer, doe, hind

Ancestry of “hinde”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hinde”

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