Where does “hynde” come from?

hynde (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 “hynde”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishhindhind, doe
2Proto-Germanichindizdoe, hind
3Proto-Germanichemdiz—
4Proto-Indo-Europeanḱem-to cover, conceal; hornless
Every word from Proto-Indo-European ḱem- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hemdiz →Every word from Proto-Germanic hindiz →
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