English

look-back

Deverbal from look back, equivalent to look + back.

A compound of look + back

Proto-West Germanic *lōkōn ‘to look’

Old English lōcian ‘to look’

Middle English loken ‘to look’

English look

Proto-Germanic *baką ‘back’

Proto-West Germanic *bak

Old English bæc

Middle English bak ‘the back’

English back

Today it means

noun A look in a backward or retrospective manner; an additional or secondary look; a review.

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

Etymograph / look-back