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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

  1. retreat, decline, retrogression

Ancestry of “tillbakagång”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishtillbakaback, in return
2Old Swedishtil bakaback
3Old Swedishtilto
4Old Norsetilto, towards
5Proto-Germanictilto, towards; to, toward
6Proto-Germanictiląplanned point in time
7Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂y-to share, divide
8Proto-Indo-Europeandeh₂-to share, divide
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