English

hairyback

From hairy + back.

A compound of hairy + back

Proto-Germanic *hērą ‘hair’

Proto-West Germanic *hār ‘hair’

Old English hǣr ‘hair’

Middle English her ‘hair’

Middle English hery ‘hairy, furry’

English hairy

Proto-Germanic *baką ‘back’

Proto-West Germanic *bak

Old English bæc

Middle English bak ‘the back’

English back

Today it means

noun A gastrotrich.

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

Etymograph / hairyback