Where does “bake” come from?
Bake comes from Middle English baken, from Old English bacan, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, ultimately from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g-.
bake (English): To cook in an oven; To be cooked in an oven; To...
Definitions
- To cook in an oven; To be cooked in an oven; To...
Ancestry of “bake”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | German | backen | to bake; to roast; to fry; to fire |
| 2 | Middle High German | backen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | backan | — |
| 4 | Middle High German | bachen | — |
| 5 | Old High German | bahhan | — |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bakan | back |
Words derived from “bake”