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Swedish
Etymology 1
From backa (“reverse”) and upp (“up”).
Verb
backa upp (present backar upp, preterite backade upp, supine backat upp, imperative backa upp)
- (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)
- (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.