Where does “bak” come from?

bak (Middle Low German) comes from Middle Dutch bak, from Old Dutch bak, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bak (Middle Low German): back; bowl, box, chest

Definitions

  1. back; bowl, box, chest

Ancestry of “bak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle Dutchbak—
2Old Dutchbakback, rear
3Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
4Proto-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 Dutch bak →