Where does “bakestone” come from?
bakestone (English) comes from English bake, from German backen, from Middle High German backen, from Old High German backan, from Middle High German bachen, from Old High German bahhan, from Proto-Germanic bakan — back.
bakestone (English): Synonym of baking stone; Synonym of Welshcake
Definitions
- Synonym of baking stone; Synonym of Welshcake
Ancestry of “bakestone”, step by step
bakestone traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.
via English bake
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | bake | To cook in an oven; To be cooked in an oven; To... |
| 2 | German | backen | to bake; to roast; to fry; to fire |
| 3 | Middle High German | backen | — |
| 4 | Old High German | backan | — |
| 5 | Middle High German | bachen | — |
| 6 | Old High German | bahhan | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Germanic | bakan | back |
via English stone
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | English | stone | A hard earthen substance that can form large... |
| 2 | Middle English | stone | A stone, boulder, or pebble; A solid mass... |
| 3 | Old English | stān | stone, rock |
| 4 | Old Norse | Veggr | name of a dwarf |
| 5 | Proto-Germanic | wajjuz | wall |
| 6 | Proto-Indo-European | wh̥₁yús | — |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | weh₁y- | to twist, wind, weave, plait; to wrap, enclose,... |