Where does “tillbaka” come from?

tillbaka (Swedish) comes from Old Swedish til baka, from Old Swedish til, from Old Norse til, from Proto-Germanic til, from Proto-Germanic tilą, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y-, from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- — to share, divide.

tillbaka (Swedish): back, in return

Definitions

  1. back, in return

Ancestry of “tillbaka”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Swedishtil bakaback
2Old Swedishtilto
3Old Norsetilto, towards
4Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
5Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
6Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide

Words derived from “tillbaka”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European deh₂y- →Every word from Proto-Germanic tilą →
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