bakgrund

Swedish

noun
Definitions
  • ground (background, context, framework, surroundings)
  • background, origins; one's social heritage
  • background; a part of the picture that depicts scenery to the rear or behind the main subject; context
  • background; a less important part of the scenery

Etymology

Compound from Swedish bak (back, behind, rear, at the back) + Swedish grund (ground).

Origin

Swedish

grund

Gloss

ground

Concept
Semantic Field

The physical world

Ontological Category

Person/Thing

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