*baką

Runic: ᛒᚨᚲᚨ Pronunciation: /ˈbɑ.kɑ̃/

noun · neuter · a-stem

Meanings

back, rear

Of uncertain origin. Possibly from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeg- (‘to vault; arch’), via an extension *bʰóg-o-m.

*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)