Where does “bakverk” come from?

bakverk (Swedish) comes from Swedish verk, from Old Norse verk, from Proto-Germanic werką, from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom, from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- — to make.

bakverk (Swedish): a (sweet) pastry

Definitions

  1. a (sweet) pastry

Ancestry of “bakverk”, step by step

bakverk traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Swedish verk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishverka work; something which has been accomplished; a...
2Old Norseverkwork, deed
3Proto-Germanicwerkąwork
4Proto-Indo-Europeanwérǵomwork
5Proto-Indo-Europeanwerǵ-to make

via Swedish båk

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Swedishbåkdaymark
2Turkishbaksecond-person singular imperative of bakmak; look
3Turkishbakmakto look (at), gaze
4Ottoman Turkishباقمقto look; to look at
5Proto-Turkic*bak-to look; to watch
Every word from Proto-Indo-European werǵ- →Every word from Proto-Indo-European wérǵom →Every word from Proto-Germanic werką →