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

rückwärtsgekrümmt traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via German rückwärts

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanrückwärtsbackwards
2Germanrücksingular imperative of rücken; first-person...
3Middle High Germanruc
4Old High Germanrucch

via German gekrümmt

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germangekrümmtpast participle of krümmen; curved, bent,...
Every word from Old High German rucchEvery word from Middle High German rucEvery word from German rück