Where does “backen” come from?

backen (German) comes 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.

backen (German): to bake; to roast; to fry; to fire

Definitions

  1. to bake; to roast; to fry; to fire

Ancestry of “backen”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbacken—
2Old High Germanbackan—
3Middle High Germanbachen—
4Old High Germanbahhanto bake
5Proto-Germanicbakanback

Words derived from “backen”

Every word from Proto-Germanic bakan →