Where does “bag på” come from?

bag på (Danish) comes from Danish bag, from Danish bage, from Old Norse baka, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.

bag på (Danish): on the back (of something)

Definitions

  1. on the back (of something)

Ancestry of “bag på”, step by step

bag på traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Danish bag

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishbagbehind, bottom, butt, buttocks; seat; behind
2Danishbageto bake; indefinite plural of bag
3Old Norsebakato bake
4Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
5Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

via Danish på

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Danishpåon
2Latinpavopeacock, peafowl; a bird associated with Argus...
3Ancient Greekταώςpeacock; type of fish
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Old Norse baka →