Where does “bakepulver” come from?

bakepulver (Norwegian Bokmål) comes from Norwegian Bokmål bake, from Old Norse baka, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.

bakepulver (Norwegian Bokmål): baking powder

Definitions

  1. baking powder

Ancestry of “bakepulver”, step by step

bakepulver traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Norwegian Bokmål bake

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålbaketo bake
2Old Norsebakato bake
3Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

via Norwegian Bokmål pulver

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Bokmålpulverpowder
2Latinpulvisdust, powder; an arena, place of contest
3Proto-Indo-Europeanpel-to cover, to wrap; skin, hide, cloth; to fold
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Old Norse baka →