English word back comes from Proto-Indo-European *bʰog-, Proto-Indo-European *bhAg-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg-, Proto-Indo-European *bʰogo, and later Proto-Germanic *bakiz (Beach, strand. Brook, stream.)
Dictionary entry | Language | Definition |
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*bʰog- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | flowing water, flowing water, brook, stream, flowing water, stream |
*bhAg- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*bʰeg- | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | to break |
*bʰogo | Proto-Indo-European (ine) | |
*bakiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Beach, strand. Brook, stream. |
*bakjaz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | |
*bankiz | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | A raised surface; bulge; hillock; slope. Bench. |
*baką | Proto-Germanic (gem-pro) | Back, rear. |
bekkr | Old Norse (non) | Brook, creek. |
bæc | Old English (ca. 450-1100) (ang) | (anatomy) back. Back or rear end (of something). |
bak | Middle English (1100-1500) (enm) | Animal fur or pelt. Back. Bat (flying rodent). |
back | English (en) | (UK, of a hunting dog) To stand still behind another dog which has pointed.. (intransitive) To go in the reverse direction.. (legal, of a justice of the peace) To sign or endorse (a warrant, issued in another county, to apprehend an offender).. (nautical, of a square sail) To brace the yards so that the wind presses on the front of the sail, to slow the ship.. (nautical, of an anchor) To lay [...] |