An Etymological Dictionary of the German Language/Annotated/hinten

by Friedrich 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.