Where does “bak” come from?

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

bak (Proto-West Germanic): back

Definitions

  1. 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 →