bak

Middle English

/bak/

noun
Definitions
  • The back, hind, or rear of a being's body:
  • The back, of something more generally; the non-facing side.
  • The vertebrae or spine; the bone holding up the back.
  • (rare) The extremities, margin or boundary of something.
  • (rare) The fur or hide of an animal removed from an animal

Etymology

Inherited from Old English bæc (back) inherited from *bak inherited from Proto-Germanic *baką (rear, back).

Origin

Proto-Germanic

*baką

Gloss

rear, back

Concept
Semantic Field

The body

Ontological Category

Other

Kanji

後, 背

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