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Proto-West Germanic
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
- the act or process of baking
- baked good, pastry
- batch
Inflection
| u-stem
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Singular
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| Nominative
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*bakku
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| Genitive
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*bakkō
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Singular
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Plural
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| Nominative
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*bakku
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*bakkiwi, *bakkō
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| Accusative
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*bakku
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*bakkū
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| Genitive
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*bakkō
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*bakkiwō
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| Dative
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*bakkiwi, *bakkō
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*bakkum
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| Instrumental
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*bakku
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*bakkum
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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.
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