Etymology

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Today it means: Critical assessment of a process or activity or of their results. Full definition →

English back ← Middle English bak ← Old English bæc
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  1. Englishfeed
  2. Proto-Indo-European*bʰeg-der.?
  3. Proto-Germanic*baką
  4. Proto-West Germanic*bak
  5. Old Englishbæc
  6. Middle Englishbak
  7. Englishback
  8. English todayfeedback

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