Where does “baking” come from?

Baking comes from Middle English bakynge, formed from the Old English verb bæcan combined with the Old English suffix -ing, ultimately from Proto-Germanic bakaną and Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g-.

baking (English): present participle of bake; That bakes; Of a...

Definitions

  1. present participle of bake; That bakes; Of a...

Ancestry of “baking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle EnglishbakyngeThe process or action of baking; Baked goods;...
2Middle EnglishbakenTo bake; to cook in an oven; usually used of...
3Old Englishbacanto bake
4Proto-West Germanicbakanto bake
5Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
6Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

Words derived from “baking”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bakan →