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Reconstruction:Proto-West Germanic/bakku

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

Alternative forms

  • *baku

Etymology

From Proto-Germanic *bakkuz, *bakuz (baking). Gemination would be explained due to influence or derivation from *bakkōn (Proto-Germanic *bakkōną), the iterative form, potentially ultimately preserved in the English sense of batch (a series or run of baking/baked goods).

Noun

*bakku f

  1. the act or process of baking
  2. baked good, pastry
  3. batch

Inflection

u-stem
Singular
Nominative *bakku
Genitive *bakkō
Singular Plural
Nominative *bakku *bakkiwi, *bakkō
Accusative *bakku *bakkū
Genitive *bakkō *bakkiwō
Dative *bakkiwi, *bakkō *bakkum
Instrumental *bakku *bakkum

Usage notes

  • The exact gender is unknown, but assumed to be feminine due to Middle High German becke (baked good, pastry, baking, bakery, baking rule), which was a strong feminine noun.

Descendants

  • Old English: *bæċċ, *bæċ
  • Old High German: *bahh, *bach; *bahhu, *bachu
    • Middle High German: becke
      • German: Bäcke
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