Where does “tilbagevirkende” come from?

tilbagevirkende (Danish) comes from Danish tilbage, from Old Danish tillbaghe.

tilbagevirkende (Danish): retroactive

Definitions

  1. retroactive

Ancestry of “tilbagevirkende”, step by step

tilbagevirkende traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish tilbage

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishtilbageback; left, remaining; backwards
2Old Danishtillbaghe—

via Danish virkende

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishvirkendepresent participle of virke; working
Every word from Old Danish tillbaghe →Every word from Danish tilbage →