Etymology

assward

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Today it means: Ass first; backward. Full definition →

Proto-Germanic *wardaz ← Proto-Indo-European *wert- ← English ass
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*h₁órs-o-s
  2. Proto-Germanic*arsaz
  3. Proto-West Germanic*ars
  4. Old Englishears
  5. Middle Englishars
  6. Englishass
  7. Proto-Indo-European*wert-
  8. Proto-Germanic*wardaz
  9. English todayassward

From ass + -ward.

Etymology from Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.