Where does “tillbakavisa” come from?
tillbakavisa (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.
tillbakavisa (Swedish): to (strongly) deny or reject (accusations or criticism or the like)
Definitions
- to (strongly) deny or reject (accusations or criticism or the like)
Ancestry of “tillbakavisa”, step by step
tillbakavisa 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 |