*baką

Runic: ᛒᚨᚲᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑ.kɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

back, rear; rear side

Etymology

Of uncertain origin. The Germanic forms securely reconstruct *baka-, for which a formal pre-Germanic *bʰog-o- may be posited; Proto-Slavic *bokъ is possibly a Germanic loan rather than an inherited cognate (Kroonen 2013: 48), though this is disputed (Vasmer 1964–1973: s.v. бок) and the word itself is otherwise of obscure origin (Oleg Trubačev 1975: 170, s.v. *bokъ). No secure Indo-European etymology or non-Germanic inherited cognates are known (Boutkan & Siebinga 2005: 35; Orel 2003: 33).

Declension

CaseSingularPlural
Nom.bakąbakō
Acc.bakąbakō
Gen.bakas, bakisbakǫ̂
Dat.bakaibakamaz
Inst.bakōbakamiz
Voc.bakąbakō

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Descendants

  • *bak (Proto-West Germanic)
    • bæc, bec (Old English)
      • bak, back (Middle English)
        • back (English)
        • bak, back, bake (Scots)
  • *bak (Proto-West Germanic)
    • bek (Old Frisian)
      • beck, bek (West Frisian)
        • bekling (West Frisian)
  • *bak (Proto-West Germanic)
    • bah (Old High German)
      • bahho, bahha (Old High German)
        • bache (Middle High German)
          • Bache (German)
  • *bak (Proto-West Germanic)
    • bak (Old Saxon)
      • bak (Middle Low German)
        • *huckebak (Middle Low German)
          • Huckeback (Low German)
            • huckepack (German)
  • bak (Old Norse)
    • bak (Faroese)
    • bak (Icelandic)
    • bak (Norwegian)
  • bak (Old Norse)
    • bak (Old Danish)
      • bag (Danish)
  • bak (Old Norse)
    • baker (Old Swedish)
      • bak (Swedish)

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