Where does “bak” come from?
bak (Icelandic) comes from Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.
bak (Icelandic): back; back, backside
Ancestry of “bak”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Norse | bak | on the back of; back |
| 2 | Proto-Germanic | baką | back, rear |
| 3 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeg- | to break |