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- Old English · inherited fromhindemest
- Middle English · inherited fromhindemest
- English todayhindmost
From Middle English hindemest, from Old English hindemest, superlative of hindema; compare Gothic 𐌷𐌹𐌽𐌳𐌿𐌼𐌹𐍃𐍄𐍃 (hindumists). By surface analysis, hind + -most.
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