Where does “Bäckchen” come from?

Bäckchen (German) comes from German backe, from Proto-West Germanic bak, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

Bäckchen (German): Diminutive of Backe

Definitions

  1. Diminutive of Backe

Ancestry of “Bäckchen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Germanbackeinflection of backen: ## first-person singular...
2Proto-West Germanicbakback
3Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baką →Every word from Proto-West Germanic bak →