Where does “backen” come from?
backen (Middle High German) comes from Old High German backan, from Middle High German bachen, from Old High German bahhan, from Proto-Germanic bakan — back.
Ancestry of “backen”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
|---|
| 1 | Old High German | backan | — |
| 2 | Middle High German | bachen | — |
| 3 | Old High German | bahhan | — |
| 4 | Proto-Germanic | bakan | back |
Words derived from “backen”