Hind Definition

Origin of Hind

• From Middle English hinde, from Old English hindan (“at the rear, from behind”), from Proto-Germanic *hinda-, *handan- (“far, beyond”), from Proto-Indo-European *k(')enta (“down, below, with, far, along, against”), from *ḱen- (“to set oneself in motion, arise”). Cognate with Gothic (hindana, “from beyond”), Old Norse hindr (“obstacle”), Old Norse handan (“from that side, beyond”), Old High German hintana (“behind”), Old English hinder (“behind, back, in the farthest part, down”), Latin contra (“in return, against”). More at hinder, contrary.

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• Alteration of Middle English hine household servants possibly from Old English hīne genitive of hīgan, hīwan members of a household kei- in Indo-European roots

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

• Old English hī(ġ)na, genitive plural of hīġa (“servant, family member”), in the phrase hīna fæder ‘paterfamilias’. The -d is a later addition (compare sound).

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• Middle English hinde short for bihinde behind from Old English bihindan ko- in Indo-European roots

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• Old English hind, from Germanic. Cognate with Dutch hinde, German Hinde, Danish hind.

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• Middle English from Old English

  From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition