Where does “tilbake” come from?

tilbake (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål til, from Norwegian Bokmål flukt, from Middle Low German vlucht, from Proto-West Germanic *fluhtī, from Proto-Germanic *fluhtiją, from Proto-Germanic flehtaną, from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ-, from Proto-Indo-European pel- — to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold.

tilbake (Norwegian Bokmål): back

Definitions

  1. back

Ancestry of “tilbake”, step by step

tilbake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmåltilto
2Norwegian Bokmålfluktflight, escape
3Middle Low Germanvlucht—
4Proto-West Germanic*fluhtīact of flying, flight
5Proto-Germanic*fluhtiją—
6Proto-Germanicflehtanąto plait, to weave
7Proto-Indo-Europeanpleḱ-to fold, plait, weave
8Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold

via Norwegian Bokmål bak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbakat the back, behind; behind; behind, bottom,...
2Old Norsebakon the back of; back
3Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “tilbake”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European pel- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European pleḱ- →Every word from Proto-Germanic flehtaną →