hind

hind · adjective¹

1. Proto-Germanic*hinder
2. Old Englishhindan
3. Middle Englishhinde
4. English todayhind

From Middle English hinde, from Old English hindan (“at the rear, from behind”), Proto-Germanic *hinder (“behind, beyond”), from Proto-Indo-European *ḱem-ta- (“down, below, with, far, along, against”), from *ḱóm (“beside, near, by, with”). Cognate with Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌰𐌽𐌰 (hindana, “from beyond”), Old Norse hindr (“obstacle”), Old Norse handan (“from that side, beyond”), Old High German hintana (“behind”), German hinter (“behind, beyond”), Old English hinder (“behind, back, in the farthest part, down”), Latin contra (“in return, against”). More at hinder, contrary.

hind · noun²

1. Proto-Indo-European · derived from*ḱem-“hornless”
2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*hindō
3. Proto-West Germanic · inherited from*hindu
4. Old English · inherited fromhind
5. Middle English · inherited fromhind
6. English todayhind

From Middle English hind, hinde, hynde, from Old English hind, Proto-West Germanic *hindu, from Proto-Germanic *hindō, *hindiz, from a formation on Proto-Indo-European *ḱem- (“hornless”). Cognate with Dutch hinde, German Hinde, Danish hind.

hind · noun³

1. Old English · derived fromhī(ġ)na
2. Middle English · inherited fromhynd
3. English todayhind

From Middle English hynd, hine, from 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). Compare Old Frisian hinde (“servant”).

Hind · proper noun⁴

From hind, a nickname for a gentle or timid person.

Hind · proper noun⁵

1. ar,fa-cls · borrowed fromهِنْد
2. English todayHind

Borrowed from Arabic and Classical Persian هِنْد (hind) (see there for more). Also an abbreviation of Hindustan.

Hind · proper noun⁶

1. Arabic · borrowed fromهِنْد
2. English todayHind

Borrowed from Arabic هِنْد (hind).

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