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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”

  • бакен
  • aanbaksel
  • mombakkes
  • bakkes
  • vuurbaken
  • bakpoeder
  • bakslede
  • halfbakken
  • baken
  • bakmeel
  • afbakenen
  • bakenen
  • bakstenen
  • bakken
  • baksteen
  • bakvis
  • aanbakken
  • bakplaat
  • bakster
  • baklap
  • bakhuis
  • bakbanaan
  • baksteen
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