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Etymology of the English word background

the English word background
derived from the English word back
derived from the English word ground
derived from the English word grind
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghrendh-
derived from the Proto-Germanic root *grindanan
derived from the Proto-Indo-European root *ghrendh-

Derivations in English

backgrounder, backbeat

Derivations in other languages

French background, Italian background, Romanian background



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