Where does “rückwärts” come from?

rückwärts (German) comes from German rück, from Middle High German ruc, from Old High German rucch.

rückwärts (German): backwards

Definitions

  1. backwards

Ancestry of “rückwärts”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrücksingular imperative of rücken; first-person...
2Middle High Germanruc—
3Old High Germanrucch—

Words derived from “rückwärts”

Every word from Old High German rucch →Every word from Middle High German ruc →Every word from German rück →
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