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Where does “hinder” come from?

hinder (Proto-West Germanic) comes from Proto-Germanic hinder — behind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind.

Ancestry of “hinder”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanichinderbehind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind

Words derived from “hinder”

  • hinterland
  • hinterlander
  • hinterland
  • dahinter
  • hintergehen
  • Hintergaumen
  • Hinterlassenschaft
  • Hinterhof
  • hinters
  • hinterlassen
  • Hinterzimmer
  • Hinterkopf
  • hinter
  • Hinterland
  • Hinterindien
  • hinterland
  • hinterlant
  • hinder
  • hintar
  • hinder
  • hinter
  • הינטער
  • הינטערגעסל
  • hannereneen
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