Where does “bāken” come from?
bāken (Old Frisian) comes from Proto-Germanic baukną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u- — to be, become.
bāken (Old Frisian): signal
Ancestry of “bāken”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Proto-Germanic | baukną | sign, symbol |
| 2 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₂u- | to be, become |