Where does “bakken” come from?
bakken (Dutch) comes from Middle Dutch backen, from Old Dutch bakkan, from Proto-West Germanic bakan, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.
bakken (Dutch): to bake; to pan-fry
Ancestry of “bakken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Middle Dutch | backen | to bake; to cling |
| 2 | Old Dutch | bakkan | — |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bakan | to bake |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |
Words derived from “bakken”