reach back to

reach back (in)to something

to extend back into a particular period in time. This policy reaches back into the last century. Our way of making fine candies reaches back to the recipes used by the founder of the company.

Common Names:

Name	Pronounced	Usage
Effie	['efi]
Nikolaas	-	Dutch
Col	-	Medieval English
Ablitt	['æblit]
Magdalena	mahg-dah-LE-nah (Polish), mahk-dah-LE-nah (German), MAHG-dah-le-nah (Finnish), mag-da-LAY-na (English)	Polish, German, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Danish, Spanish, Occitan, Slovene, Czech, Bulgarian, Mace
Garrick	GER-ik, GAR-ik	English