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Where does “bak” come from?

bak (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Old Norse bak, from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bak (Norwegian Bokmål): at the back, behind; behind; behind, bottom,...

Definitions

  1. at the back, behind; behind; behind, bottom,...

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”

  • tilbaketrekking
  • tilbake
  • tilbakebetale
  • bakside
  • bakover
  • tilbakeføre
  • tilbakegang
  • bakdør
  • bakende
  • bakgate
  • håndbak
  • tilbaketrekning
  • bakbein
  • bakhjul
  • tilbakeblikk
  • bakparti
  • bakvei
  • bakluke
  • tilbakekalle
  • bakgård
  • bakfra
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