English
Hinde
Hinde comes from Middle English hinde ‘female deer, doe, hind’, and goes back to Proto-Germanic *hindō.
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hindōreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hindi‘doe, hind’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hind‘hind, doe’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hinde‘female deer, doe, hind’
- EnglishtodayHinde
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hindōreconstructed
- Proto-West Germanicc. 200–500 CE*hindi‘doe, hind’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hind‘hind, doe’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hinde‘female deer, doe, hind’
- EnglishtodayHinde
Every English word from Proto-Germanic *hindō
Today it means
name An English surname transferred from the nickname
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Germanic *hindō / Hinde