Etymology

backorder

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Today it means: An order that cannot be currently filled or shipped, but is requested nonetheless for when the item becomes available again. Full definition →

English order ← Middle English bak ← Old English bæc
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The story

  1. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-der.?
  2. Proto-Germanic*baką
  3. Proto-West Germanic*bak
  4. Old Englishbæc
  5. Middle Englishbak
  6. Englishback
  7. Englishorder
  8. English todaybackorder

From back + order.

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