English
hindcloth
From hind + cloth.
Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘beside, near, by, with’
Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-ta- ‘down, below, with, far, along, against’
Old English hindan ‘at the rear, from behind’
Middle English hinde
English hind
Proto-Germanic *klaiþą ‘garment’
Proto-West Germanic *klaiþ
Old English clāþ ‘cloth, clothes, covering, sail’
Middle English cloth
English cloth
Today it means
noun A protective cloth used to cover a pillow from dust when not in use.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / hindcloth