Where does “tillbakagång” come from?
tillbakagång (Swedish) comes from Swedish tillbaka, 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.
tillbakagång (Swedish): retreat, decline, retrogression
Definitions
- retreat, decline, retrogression
Ancestry of “tillbakagång”, step by step
tillbakagång traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Swedish tillbaka
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | tillbaka | back, in return |
| 2 | Old Swedish | til baka | back |
| 3 | Old Swedish | til | to |
| 4 | Old Norse | til | to, towards |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | til | to, towards; to, toward |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | tilą | planned point in time |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂y- | to share, divide |
| 8 | Proto-Indo-European | deh₂- | to share, divide |
via Swedish gång
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Swedish | gång | walk, path, trail; a maintained, usually quite... |
| 2 | Middle High German | ganc | procession |
| 3 | Old High German | gang | A path, course, way, journey; a going |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | *gang | — |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | gangaz | pace, step, gait; walk; way, course |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰongʰ-o-s | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | ǵʰengʰ- | to walk; to step |