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”

Every word from Proto-Indo-European bʰeg- →Every word from Proto-Germanic baką →