English

feedback

From feed + back.

A compound of feed + back

Proto-Germanic *fōdijaną ‘to feed’

Proto-West Germanic *fōdijan ‘to feed’

Old English fēdan ‘to feed’

Middle English feden

English feed

Proto-Germanic *baką ‘back’

Proto-West Germanic *bak

Old English bæc

Middle English bak ‘the back’

English back

Today it means

noun Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results.

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

Etymograph / feedback