backen.
to bake; to roast
Meaning & usage
to bake; to roast
Der Bäcker backt jeden Morgen 30 Laib Brot.
Ist der Kuchen schon gebacken?
to fry
to fire
Die Tonfigur muss mindestens zwei Stunden im Ofen backen.
to stick together; to cake.
Der Schnee backte gestern besser.
Der Schnee backt an meinen Schuhen.
to stick (something to something else).
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German backen, from Old High German backan, an originally weak verb and geminated variant of an older strong verb: Middle High German bachen, from Old High German bahhan, from Proto-West Germanic *bakan. The two verbs early on were blended to some degree, each developing both weak and strong forms. Bachen was originally the predominant form in Upper German. Backen prevailed in the modern standard language because it was common in Central German and also in line with Middle Low German backen (where *baken is not attested). Cognate with German Low German backen, Dutch bakken, English bake, Danish bage, Swedish baka, and also Ancient Greek φώγω (phṓgō).
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