Where does “gebak” come from?
gebak (Dutch) comes from Dutch bakken, 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.
gebak (Dutch): sweet pastry, cake
Definitions
- sweet pastry, cake
Ancestry of “gebak”, step by step
gebak traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch bakken
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | bakken | to bake; to pan-fry |
| 2 | Middle Dutch | backen | to bake; to cling |
| 3 | Old Dutch | bakkan | — |
| 4 | Proto-West Germanic | bakan | to bake |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |
via Dutch ge
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | ge | "unstressed form of gij:" you |