Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/hinder

This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed words and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic

Alternative forms

*hindar

Etymology

From Proto-Indo-European *ken-ta-, *ḱen-ta- (“down, back, along, over, through”). Cognate with Latin contrā (“back, against”), Old Welsh cant (“with, at, along”); > Modern Welsh gan (“with, by”), Ancient Greek κατά (katá, “downwards”).

Pronunciation

IPA^(key): /ˈxin.der/

Preposition

*hinder

(with accusative or dative) behind, beyond

Adverb

*hinder

back, on that side of, behind

Derived terms

*hinderōną

Related terms

*hindanē
*hindrōną

Descendants

Old English: hinder
Old Dutch: hinder
- Middle Dutch: hinder (rare as simplex)
  - Dutch: hinder (rare as simplex)
Old High German: hintar
- Central Franconian: henger, henner
- German: hinter
- Luxembourgish: hanner
- Yiddish: הינטער‎ (hinter)
Gothic: 𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐍂 (hindar)

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