Where does “baken” come from?
baken (English) comes from Middle English baken, from Old English bacan, from Proto-West Germanic bakan, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.
baken (English): alternative past participle of bake; baked
Definitions
- alternative past participle of bake; baked
Ancestry of “baken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Middle English | baken | To bake; to cook in an oven; usually used of... |
| 2 | Old English | bacan | to bake |
| 3 | Proto-West Germanic | bakan | to bake |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 5 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |