Where does “baking” come from?

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

baking (Norwegian Nynorsk): baking

Definitions

  1. baking

Ancestry of “baking”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Norwegian Nynorskbaketo bake
2Old Norsebakato bake
3Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
4Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry
Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- →Every word from Proto-Germanic bakaną →Every word from Old Norse baka →