Etymograph

English

goatback

From goat + back, modelled on horseback.

Formed from goat + back

Proto-Germanic *gaits

Proto-West Germanic *gait

Old English gāt

Middle English goot

English goat

Proto-Germanic *baką ‘back’

Proto-West Germanic *bak

Old English bæc

Middle English bak ‘the back’

English back

Today it means

noun The back of a goat (being ridden, or laden with luggage, as a means of transportation).

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

Etymograph / goatback