Where does “hintana” come from?

hintana (Old 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.

hintana (Old High German): behind

Definitions

  1. behind

Ancestry of “hintana”, step by step

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

Words derived from “hintana”

Every word from Proto-Germanic hinder →Every word from Proto-West Germanic hinder →Every word from Old High German hintar →