Where does “退く” come from?

退く (Japanese) comes from Japanese 後, from Japanese 跡, from Japanese 足, from Old Japanese 足.

退く (Japanese): draw back, recede; lessen; retire

Definitions

  1. draw back, recede; lessen; retire

Ancestry of “退く”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Japanese後the back, the rear, behind; later, afterwards,...
2Japanese跡a track or trace; evidence of something moving,...
3Japanese足foot; 脚 leg
4Old Japanese足—

Words derived from “退く”

Every word from Old Japanese 足 →Every word from Japanese 足 →Every word from Japanese 跡 →