backen

German (Berlin)

/ˈbakən/

verb-strong
Definitions
  • (transitive) to bake; to roast
  • (transitive) to fry
  • (transitive) to fire
  • (intransitive) to stick together; to cake.
  • (transitive) to stick (something to something else).

Etymology

Inherited from Middle High German backen inherited from Old High German backan inherited from Middle High German bachen inherited from Old High German bahhan inherited from Proto-Germanic *bakaną (bake) inherited from Proto-Indo-European *bʰeh₃g- (bake, roast), *bʰeh₃g- (bake, roast).

Origin

Proto-Indo-European

*bʰeh₃g-

Gloss

bake, roast

Concept
Semantic Field

Food and drink

Ontological Category

Action/Process

Kanji

焼

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