Etymology

hindward

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Today it means: Toward the posterior extremity. Full definition →

Middle English hindward ← Old English hindanweard
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  1. Old English · inherited fromhindanweard
  2. Middle English · inherited fromhindward
  3. English todayhindward

From Middle English hindward, hindeward, from Old English hindanweard, equivalent to hind (“behind”) + -ward.

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