Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bak

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This Proto-West Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-West Germanic[edit]

Etymology 1[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *baką.

Noun[edit]

*bak n[1]

  1. back (of the body)
    Synonym: *bakō
Inflection[edit]
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *bak
Genitive *bakas
Singular Plural
Nominative *bak *baku
Accusative *bak *baku
Genitive *bakas *bakō
Dative *bakē *bakum
Instrumental *baku *bakum
Derived terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]

Etymology 2[edit]

From Proto-Germanic *baką (“baking”).

Noun[edit]

*bak m or n

  1. that which is baked, baked good, pastry
Inflection[edit]
Masculine
Masculine a-stem
Singular
Nominative *bak
Genitive *bakas
Singular Plural
Nominative *bak *bakō, *bakōs
Accusative *bak *bakā
Genitive *bakas *bakō
Dative *bakē *bakum
Instrumental *baku *bakum
Neuter
Neuter a-stem
Singular
Nominative *bak
Genitive *bakas
Singular Plural
Nominative *bak *baku
Accusative *bak *baku
Genitive *bakas *bakō
Dative *bakē *bakum
Instrumental *baku *bakum
Derived terms[edit]
Related terms[edit]
Descendants[edit]
  • Old English: *bæc
  • Old Frisian: *bek, *bak
    • Saterland Frisian: Bak (in compounds and derivatives)
    • West Frisian: bak (in compounds and derivatives)
  • Old Saxon: *bak
  • Old Dutch: *bak (in compounds)
  • Old High German: *bah, *bak
    • Middle High German: bak m
      • German: Back (in compounds)

References[edit]

  1. ^ Ringe, Donald, Taylor, Ann (2014) The Development of Old English (A Linguistic History of English; 2), Oxford: Oxford University Press, →ISBN, page 194: “PWGmc *bak”
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