Where does “hind” come from?

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

hind (Old English): hind, doe

Definitions

  1. hind, doe

Ancestry of “hind”, step by step

hind traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Proto-Germanic hindiz

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

via Proto-Germanic hindō

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichindō—

Words derived from “hind”

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