Where does “הינטער” come from?

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

הינטער (Yiddish): behind

Definitions

  1. behind

Ancestry of “הינטער”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanhinter—
2Old High Germanhintarbehind
3Proto-West Germanichinder—
4Proto-Germanichinderbehind, beyond; back, on that side of, behind

Words derived from “הינטער”

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