Where does “bak” come from?
bak (Middle English) comes from Middle English abak, from Old English onbæc, from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.
bak (Middle English): The back, hind, or rear of a being's body; The...
Definitions
- The back, hind, or rear of a being's body; The...
Ancestry of “bak”, step by step
bak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Middle English abak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Middle English | abak | backward, away |
| 2 | Old English | onbæc | backwards, back |
| 3 | Old English | on | on, in, at, among; from |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | ana | on |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | *an | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | ana | on, at; on, onto; ana |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₂en- | on, onto |
via Old Swedish nattbakka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Old Swedish | nattbakka | — |