gebæc

Old English

Etymology

From Proto-West Germanic *gabak, equivalent to ġe- +‎ *bæc. Compare Dutch gebak, German Low German Gebäck, German Gebäck.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /jeˈbæk/

Noun

ġebæc n

  1. anything baked, baking, baked good

Declension

Strong a-stem:

singular plural
nominative ġebæc ġebacu
accusative ġebæc ġebacu
genitive ġebæces ġebaca
dative ġebæce ġebacum

Descendants

  • Middle English: *bak (merged with descendant of Old English *bæc)
    • Middle English: bakmonger