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

Definitions

  1. signal

Ancestry of “bāken”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbauknąsign, symbol
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeh₂u-to be, become

Words derived from “bāken

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₂u-Every word from Proto-Germanic baukną