Where does ahint come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

ahint

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: 0.00 in modern English

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British usage

"ahint the coonter he sat i' the shop"
"But the sight of her eyes was not a thing to forget. John Dodds said they were the een of a deer with the Devil ahint them; and indeed, they would so appal an onlooker that a sudden unreasoning terror came into his heart, while his feet would impel him to flight."

From Middle English at-hinden, from Old English æthindan (“behind, after”), equivalent to at- + hind.

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