Where does “überbacken” come from?

überbacken (German) comes 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.

überbacken (German): (cooking) to gratinate (cover with cheese, breadcrumbs, etc. and bake), to scallop

Definitions

  1. (cooking) to gratinate (cover with cheese, breadcrumbs, etc. and bake), to scallop

Ancestry of “überbacken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbackento bake; to roast; to fry; to fire
2Middle High Germanbacken—
3Old High Germanbackan—
4Middle High Germanbachen—
5Old High Germanbahhanto bake
6Proto-Germanicbakanback
Every word from Proto-Germanic bakan →Every word from Old High German bahhan →Every word from Middle High German bachen →
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