Where does “rückdrehen” come from?

rückdrehen (German) comes 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.

rückdrehen (German): to back; to shift in an anticlockwise direction

Definitions

  1. to back; to shift in an anticlockwise direction

Ancestry of “rückdrehen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrück-back
2Middle High Germanrückeback
3Old High Germanruckiback
4Proto-West Germanichrugiback; spine
5Proto-Germanichrugjazback; spine; ridge
6Proto-Indo-European(s)krewk-to turn, bend
7Proto-Indo-European(s)ḱer-dung, manure, filth; manure, dung, filth
Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)ḱer- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European (s)krewk- →Every word from Proto-Germanic hrugjaz →