Where does “tilbake” come from?

tilbake (Norwegian Nynorsk) comes from Norwegian Nynorsk til, from Norwegian Nynorsk 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 Nynorsk): back

Definitions

  1. back

Ancestry of “tilbake”, step by step

tilbake traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Nynorsk til

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorsktilto; for; of
2Norwegian Nynorskfluktflight, 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 Nynorsk bak

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbakat 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 →