Where does “gebakje” come from?
gebakje (Dutch) comes from Dutch gebak, 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.
gebakje (Dutch): a piece of pastry
Definitions
- a piece of pastry
Ancestry of “gebakje”, step by step
gebakje traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via Dutch gebak
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | gebak | sweet pastry, cake |
| 2 | Dutch | bakken | to bake; to pan-fry |
| 3 | Middle Dutch | backen | to bake; to cling |
| 4 | Old Dutch | bakkan | — |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bakan | to bake |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |
via Dutch je
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dutch | je | subjective unstressed form of jij; objective... |