Etymograph

English

highback

From high + back.

A compound of high + back

Proto-Indo-European *kewk- ‘to bend’

Proto-Germanic *hauhaz

Proto-West Germanic *hauh

Old English hēah ‘high’

Middle English high

English high

Proto-Germanic *baką ‘back’

Proto-West Germanic *bak

Old English bæc

Middle English bak ‘the back’

English back

Today it means

noun Part of a boot binding that extends from the back of the foot to cover the lower leg.

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

Etymograph / highback