Where does “bakåtsträvare” come from?
bakåtsträvare (Swedish) comes from Swedish bakåt, from Swedish åt, from Old Norse át, from Proto-Germanic at, from Proto-Germanic ētą, from Proto-Germanic etaną, from Proto-Indo-European h₁édti, from Proto-Indo-European h₁ed- — to eat.
bakåtsträvare (Swedish): someone habitually opposed to (e.g. societal or technological) change, perhaps also wanting to see some changes that have already been made rolled back; a reactionary, a Luddite
Definitions
- someone habitually opposed to (e.g. societal or technological) change, perhaps also wanting to see some changes that have already been made rolled back; a reactionary, a Luddite
Ancestry of “bakåtsträvare”, step by step
bakåtsträvare traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish bakåt
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | bakåt | back (as a direction), backwards, in reverse, towards the rear |
| 2 | Swedish | åt | for; to, towards, in a certain direction |
| 3 | Old Norse | át | the act of eating; food; first-person singular... |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | at | at, toward, to |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | ētą | the act of eating; food |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | etaną | to eat |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁édti | to eat |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | h₁ed- | to eat |