Where does “backig” come from?
backig (Swedish) comes from Swedish backe, from Old Norse bakki, from Proto-Germanic bankô — bank, embankment; a hill.
backig (Swedish): hilly (having many ups and downs, of a road (or the roads in an area) or the like)
Definitions
- hilly (having many ups and downs, of a road (or the roads in an area) or the like)
Ancestry of “backig”, step by step
backig traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish backe
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | backe | slope; a piece of ground which slopes; ground;... |
| 2 | Old Norse | bakki | bank; ridge, bank; a mound on which the target is... |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bankô | bank, embankment; a hill |
via Swedish IG
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | IG | Abbreviation of inte godkänd or icke godkänd; a... |