Where does “hinter” come from?

hinter (Middle High German) comes from Old High German hintar, from Proto-West Germanic hinder, from Proto-Germanic hinder — behind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind.

Ancestry of “hinter”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old High Germanhintarbehind
2Proto-West Germanichinder
3Proto-Germanichinderbehind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind

Words derived from “hinter

Every word from Proto-Germanic hinderEvery word from Proto-West Germanic hinderEvery word from Old High German hintar
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