"furthest at the rear," late 14c., from hind (adj.) + -most.
Thra. What, if a toy take 'em i' the heels now, and they run all away, and cry, 'The devil take the hindmost'?
Dion. Then the same devil take the foremost too, and souse him for his breakfast! [Beaumont & Fletcher, "Philaster," Act V, Scene 2, 1611]
hind
hinder
hinderance
hindermost
Hindi
hindmost
Hindoo
hindrance
hindsight
Hindu
Hinduism