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Where does “rückwärtsgekrümmt” come from?

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

rückwärtsgekrümmt (German): curved backwards

Definitions

  1. curved backwards

Ancestry of “rückwärtsgekrümmt”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrückwärtsbackwards
2Germanrücksingular imperative of rücken; first-person...
3Middle High Germanruc—
4Old High Germanrucch—
Every word from Old High German rucch →