Where does “baken” come from?

baken (Middle Dutch) comes from Old Frisian bāken, from Proto-Germanic baukną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- — to be, become.

Ancestry of “baken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Old Frisianbākensignal
2Proto-Germanicbauknąsign, symbol
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂u-to be, become

Words derived from “baken”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baukną →Every word from Old Frisian bāken →