English
hindward
Hindward comes from Old English hindanweard ‘at the further end, hindwards’, from hindan ‘from behind’, and ultimately from Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘beside, near, by, with’.
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘beside, near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱem-tér-‘down, back, along, over, through’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hinder‘behind, beyond’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hindan‘from behind’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150hindanweard‘at the further end, hindwards’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hindward
- Englishtodaysame form
attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed
Lineage
- Proto-Indo-Europeanc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱóm‘beside, near, by, with’reconstructed
- Proto-Indo-European, derivedc. 4500–2500 BCE*ḱem-tér-‘down, back, along, over, through’reconstructed
- Proto-Germanicc. 500 BCE–200 CE*hinder‘behind, beyond’reconstructed
- Old Englishc. 450–1150hindan‘from behind’
- Old English, derivedc. 450–1150hindanweard‘at the further end, hindwards’
- Middle Englishc. 1150–1500hindward
- Englishtodaysame form
Formed from hind ‘behind’ + -ward
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
Linked words
through Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm ‘beside, near, by, with’
among, conference, consider, competition, gain, counter, consistent, concrete, con, comply, cum, commodity, cue, compulsory, likeness, contra, compel, concierge, connotation, kata, condiment, limbed, condescend, 31 more
through Proto-Germanic *hinder ‘behind, beyond’
Today it means
adv Toward the posterior extremity.
Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.
Etymograph / Proto-Indo-European *ḱóm / hindward