backen

Meaning

1. (class-6,intransitive,strong,transitive,weak) to bake; to roast
2. (class-6,colloquial,intransitive,regional,strong,transitive,weak) to fry
3. (class-6,intransitive,strong,transitive,weak) to fire
4. (class-6,intransitive,strong,weak) to stick together; to cake.
5. (class-6,strong,transitive,weak) to stick (something to something else).

Concepts

bake

fry

cook

roast

broil

stick

baking

braai

toast

炙る

deep-fry

stir-fry

Pronounced as (IPA)

/ˈbakən/

Etymology

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).