Etymology:
backward (adj.) Middle English: from back (n.) + -ward (suffix forming adverbs and adjectives)
Meaning:
Origin:
The word "backward" originated in Middle English, where it was formed from two Old English words:
The suffix "-weard" is commonly found in adverbs and adjectives to indicate direction or position relative to a noun. For example, "forward" (fore + -ward), "inward" (in + -ward), and "outward" (out + -ward).
The combination of "bæc" and "-weard" originally meant "towards the back" or "in the direction of the back." Over time, it came to take on the broader meanings of "facing or directed towards the rear," "moving or progressing in a reverse direction," and "behind in time or development."
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Etymology The word back is derived from the Old English word bæc which meant back
Etymology The word back is derived from the Old English word bæc which meant back
Etymology The word back is derived from the Old English word bæc which meant back
Etymology The word aback is derived from the Middle English word abac which means
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