Etymology Explorer › Old Norse

Where does “bak” come from?

bak (Old Norse) comes from Proto-Germanic baką, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- — to break.

bak (Old Norse): on the back of; back

Definitions

  1. on the back of; back

Ancestry of “bak”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Proto-Germanicbakąback, rear
2Proto-Indo-Europeanbʰeg-to break

Words derived from “bak”

  • paapuuri
  • brödbak
  • bak-
  • bakåt
  • baklucka
  • bakluckeloppis
  • bakgrund
  • bakgrundsstrålning
  • babord
  • bakgrundsmusik
  • bakgrundsfärg
  • baksäte
  • baksätesförare
  • bakom
  • bak
  • bakväg
  • tilbaketrekking
  • tilbake
  • tilbakebetale
  • bakside
  • bak
  • bakover
  • tilbakeføre
  • tilbakegang
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