backa upp

Swedish

Etymology 1

From backa (“reverse”) and upp (“up”).

Verb

backa upp (present backar upp, preterite backade upp, supine backat upp, imperative backa upp)

1. (transitive, intransitive) to reverse a vehicle uphill or towards something

Etymology 2

From English back up.

Verb

backa upp (present backar upp, preterite backade upp, supine backat upp, imperative backa upp)

1. (transitive) to back, support
   • 2021, “När hördes det första gökuret? [When was the first cuckoo clock heard?]”, in Bue Kindtler-Nielsen, editor, Världens Historia, number 5, Bonnier Publications International, →ISSN, page 63:

     Nutida experter backar emellertid inte upp denna teori, utan påpekar att primitiva gökur tillverkades av skogshuggare i samma område redan cirka hundra år före Ketterers uppfinning.

     Modern experts do however not support this theory, but note that primitive cuckoo clocks were created by woodcutters in the same area already about a hundred years before Ketterer's invention.