Where does “Jahresrückblick” come from?
Jahresrückblick (German) comes from German Rückblick, from German rück-, from Middle High German rücke, from Old High German rucki, from Proto-West Germanic hrugi, from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz, from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk-, from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- — dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth.
Jahresrückblick (German): year in review
Ancestry of “Jahresrückblick”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | Rückblick | review, retrospective; retrospect, flashback |
| 2 | German | rück- | back |
| 3 | Middle High German | rücke | — |
| 4 | Old High German | rucki | back |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | hrugi | back; spine |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | hrugjaz | back; spine; ridge |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)krewk- | to turn, bend |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | (s)ḱer- | dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth |