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

Definitions

  1. back; back, backside

Ancestry of “bak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Norsebakon the back of; back
2Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bak”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baką →Every word from Old Norse bak →