Where does “backan” come from?

backan (Old High German) comes from Middle High German bachen, from Old High German bahhan, from Proto-Germanic bakan — back.

Ancestry of “backan”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Middle High Germanbachen—
2Old High Germanbahhanto bake
3Proto-Germanicbakanback

Words derived from “backan”

Every word from Proto-Germanic bakan →Every word from Old High German bahhan →Every word from Middle High German bachen →