Etymology

hinder

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Today it means: To make difficult to accomplish; to act as an obstacle; to frustrate. Full definition →

Middle English hindren ← Old English hindrian ← Proto-Germanic *hindrōną
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hinder · verb1

  1. Proto-Germanic · derived from*hinder“back”
  2. Proto-Germanic · inherited from*hindrōną
  3. Old English · inherited fromhindrian
  4. Middle English · inherited fromhindren
  5. English todayhinder

From Middle English hindren, from Old English hindrian, from Proto-Germanic *hindrōną, *hinderōną (“to hinder”), from Proto-Germanic *hinder (“back”) (adverb). Cognate with Dutch hinderen and German hindern, Latin contra (“back, against”).

hinder · adjective, adjective, noun2

  1. Middle English · inherited fromhinder
  2. English todayhinder

Inherited from Middle English hinder, comparative form of hind: more hind.

Words from the same roots

Proto-Germanic*hinder all →

hind

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