Where does “pre-baking” come from?
pre-baking (English) comes from English baking, from Middle English bakynge, 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.
pre-baking (English): Before baking
Ancestry of “pre-baking”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | English | baking | present participle of bake; That bakes; Of a... |
| 2 | Middle English | bakynge | The process or action of baking; Baked goods;... |
| 3 | Middle English | baken | To bake; to cook in an oven; usually used of... |
| 4 | Old English | bacan | to bake |
| 5 | Proto-West Germanic | bakan | to bake |
| 6 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 7 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |