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Where does “bakkan” come from?

bakkan (Old Dutch) comes from Proto-West Germanic bakan, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.

Ancestry of “bakkan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-West Germanicbakanto bake
2Proto-Germanicbakanąto bake
3Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₃g-to bake, to roast, to fry

Words derived from “bakkan”

  • бакен
  • aanbaksel
  • mombakkes
  • bakkes
  • vuurbaken
  • bakpoeder
  • bakslede
  • halfbakken
  • baken
  • bakmeel
  • afbakenen
  • bakenen
  • bakstenen
  • bakken
  • baksteen
  • bakvis
  • aanbakken
  • bakplaat
  • bakster
  • baklap
  • bakhuis
  • bakbanaan
  • backen
  • baken
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