Etymograph

English

abackward

Abackward comes from Middle English abakward.

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500abakward
  2. Englishtodayabackward

attested reconstructed ? uncertain or disputed

Lineage

  1. Middle Englishc. 1150–1500abakward
  2. Englishtodayabackward

Formed from aback ‘rear’ + -ward ‘toward’

Old English onbæc ‘backwards, back’

Middle English abak ‘backward, away’

English aback

Every English word from Middle English abakward

Today it means

adv Backward.

Language periods are conventional ranges, not dates for this word.

Etymograph / Middle English abakward / abackward

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