Where does “onbæc” come from?

onbæc (Old English) comes from Old English on, from Proto-West Germanic ana, from Proto-Germanic *an, from Proto-Germanic ana, from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- — on, onto.

onbæc (Old English): backwards, back

Definitions

  1. backwards, back

Ancestry of “onbæc”, step by step

onbæc traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Old English on

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishonon, in, at, among; from
2Proto-West Germanicanaon
3Proto-Germanic*an—
4Proto-Germanicanaon, at; on, onto; ana
5Proto-Indo-Europeanh₂en-on, onto

via Old English bæc

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Englishbæcback; back or rear end; stream; brook
2Proto-West Germanicbakibrook
3Proto-Germanicbakizbrook, stream; beach, strand
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰog-flowing water, stream; flowing water, brook,...

Words derived from “onbæc”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European h₂en- →Every word from Proto-Germanic ana →Every word from Proto-Germanic *an →