Where does “bakan” come from?
bakan (Old Saxon) comes from Old Saxon bakkan, from Proto-West Germanic bakan, from Proto-Germanic bakaną, from Proto-Indo-European bʰeh₃g- — to bake, to roast, to fry.
bakan (Old Saxon): Alternative form of bakkan
Definitions
- Alternative form of bakkan
Ancestry of “bakan”, step by step
| Step | Language | Word | Meaning |
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| 1 | Old Saxon | bakkan | to bake |
| 2 | Proto-West Germanic | bakan | to bake |
| 3 | Proto-Germanic | bakaną | to bake |
| 4 | Proto-Indo-European | bʰeh₃g- | to bake, to roast, to fry |