An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/hinten

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hinnen

An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H
by Friedrich Kluge, translated by John Francis Davis

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hinter

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This annotated version expands the abbreviations in the original entry hinten.

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2650876An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language, H — hintenJohn Francis DavisFriedrich Kluge

hinten, adverb, from the equivalent Middle High German hinden, Old High German hintana, adverb, ‘behind’; Gothic hindana, adverb and preposition, ‘behind, on the other side’; compare Old Saxon bihindan, ‘behind, along behind,’ Anglo-Saxon hindan, adverb, ‘behind,’ Anglo-Saxon behindan, English behind; allied to hinnen and hinter.